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Lawrence Block is the author of the popular series' featuring Bernie Rhodenbarr, Matthew Scudder, and Chip Harrison. Over 2 million copies of Lawrence Block's books are in print. He has published articles and short fiction in American Heritage, Redbook, Playboy, GQ, and The New York Times, and has published several collections of short fiction in book form, most recently Collected Mystery Stories. Block is a Grand Master of Mystery Writers of America. He has won the Edgar and Shamus awards four times, the Japanese Maltese Falcon award twice, as well as the Nero Wolfe award. In France, he was proclaimed a Grand Maitre du Roman Noir and has been awarded the Societe 813 trophy twice. Block was presented with the key to the city of Muncie, Indiana, and is a past president of the Private Eye Writers of America and the Mystery Writers of America. (Bowker Author Biography) Lawrence Block is the author of the popular series featuring Bernie Rhodenbarr, Matthew Scudder, and Chip Harrison. Over 2 million copies of Lawrence Block's books are in print. Lawrence Block has won the Edgar Award three times, the Shamus Award four times, the Maltese Falcon Award twice, and was named Grandmaster by the Mystery Writers of America. (Publisher Provided) — biography from Burglars Can't Be Choosers… (more)
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Hit Man 939 copies, 34 reviews
The Sins of the Fathers 931 copies, 50 reviews
The Burglar in the Closet 857 copies, 21 reviews
The Burglar in the Library 848 copies, 21 reviews
A Walk Among the Tombstones 833 copies, 35 reviews
The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza 793 copies, 12 reviews
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes 766 copies, 24 reviews
Eight Million Ways to Die 760 copies, 25 reviews
The Burglar in the Rye 759 copies, 22 reviews
Hit List (John Keller Mysteries) 734 copies, 11 reviews
The Burglar on the Prowl 711 copies, 18 reviews
A Dance at the Slaughterhouse 687 copies, 17 reviews
A Long Line of Dead Men 660 copies, 10 reviews
A Ticket to the Boneyard 623 copies, 17 reviews
Hope to Die 619 copies, 7 reviews
The Devil Knows You're Dead 616 copies, 10 reviews
Time to Murder and Create 612 copies, 20 reviews
Everybody Dies 587 copies, 12 reviews
Even the Wicked 579 copies, 12 reviews
Hit Parade 574 copies, 18 reviews
Out on the Cutting Edge 570 copies, 17 reviews
A Stab in the Dark 561 copies, 17 reviews
Hit and Run 552 copies, 35 reviews
Small Town 542 copies, 10 reviews
In the Midst of Death 516 copies, 14 reviews
All the Flowers Are Dying 513 copies, 14 reviews
A Drop of the Hard Stuff 490 copies, 49 reviews
Grifter's Game 463 copies, 20 reviews
Telling Lies for Fun and Profit 448 copies, 8 reviews
The Girl with the Long Green Heart (Author) 429 copies, 16 reviews
The Thief Who Couldn't Sleep 339 copies, 12 reviews
Tanner on Ice 313 copies, 6 reviews
Hit Me (Author) 298 copies, 27 reviews
Lucky at Cards 289 copies, 10 reviews
Enough Rope 273 copies, 3 reviews
The Canceled Czech 268 copies, 6 reviews
Killing Castro (Author) 220 copies, 7 reviews
A Diet of Treacle (Author) 219 copies, 9 reviews
Tanner's Twelve Swingers 211 copies, 5 reviews
The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons 201 copies, 13 reviews
Tanner's Tiger 172 copies, 5 reviews
Two For Tanner 168 copies, 1 review
After the First Death 162 copies, 8 reviews
The Best American Mystery Stories 2001 (Editor & Introduction) 141 copies, 2 reviews
Here Comes a Hero 140 copies, 1 review
The Girl With the Deep Blue Eyes 134 copies, 12 reviews
The Night and the Music 131 copies, 7 reviews
Borderline 129 copies, 5 reviews
Deadly Honeymoon 120 copies, 2 reviews
Me Tanner, You Jane 117 copies, 1 review
Like a Lamb to Slaughter 115 copies, 1 review
The Topless Tulip Caper 112 copies, 7 reviews
Make Out With Murder 109 copies, 4 reviews
Such Men Are Dangerous 108 copies, 3 reviews
Manhattan Noir (Editor; Contributor) 106 copies, 3 reviews
Sinner Man 105 copies, 5 reviews
The Specialists 104 copies, 5 reviews
No Score 104 copies, 2 reviews
Ariel 99 copies, 4 reviews
The Collected Mystery Stories 98 copies, 2 reviews
The Mighty Johns 91 copies, 2 reviews
Coward's Kiss 80 copies, 5 reviews
Into the Night 80 copies
Not Comin' Home to You (some editions) 77 copies, 4 reviews
Chip Harrison Scores Again 71 copies, 1 review
Catch and Release 65 copies, 4 reviews
You Could Call It Murder 61 copies, 3 reviews
Master's Choice, Volume 1 (Editor; Contributor) 60 copies
Keller's Fedora 58 copies, 3 reviews
The Triumph of Evil (Author; some editions) 54 copies
Write for Your Life 54 copies, 3 reviews
The Affairs of Chip Harrison 48 copies, 1 review
Manhattan Noir 2: The Classics (Editor; Contributor) 47 copies, 4 reviews
Master's Choice, Volume II (Editor) 46 copies
Blood on Their Hands (Editor) 45 copies, 1 review
A Time to Scatter Stones 45 copies, 6 reviews
The Burglar Who Smelled Smoke 35 copies, 3 reviews
Death Cruise: Crime Stories on the Open Seas (Editor & Introduction) 34 copies, 2 reviews
Cinderella Sims 33 copies, 1 review
Keller 32 copies, 4 reviews
Resume Speed 29 copies, 1 review
Dead Girl Blues 29 copies, 1 review
Afterthoughts 26 copies, 2 reviews
The Crime of Our Lives 25 copies, 1 review
Code of arms: A novel 23 copies, 1 review
Masters of Noir: Volume Three (Contributor) 22 copies
Dark City Lights: New York Stories (Editor; Contributor) 21 copies, 1 review
The Funhouse [1981 film] (Writer) 20 copies, 1 review
Out the Window 20 copies, 2 reviews
Campus Tramp 20 copies, 1 review
Collectibles (Editor) 19 copies, 1 review
New York City Noir: The Five Borough Set (Editor) 19 copies, 1 review
The Darkling Halls of Ivy 18 copies, 4 reviews
Eight Million Ways to Die [Graphic Novel] (Author) 18 copies, 1 review
A Writer Prepares 18 copies, 1 review
Keller's Adjustment {novella} (Author) 17 copies, 1 review
69 Barrow Street 17 copies, 1 review
Threesome 15 copies, 2 reviews
A Moment of Wrong Thinking 15 copies, 2 reviews
A Bad Night for Burglars 14 copies, 1 review
Keller on the Spot 14 copies, 1 review
If You Can't Stand the Heat 14 copies, 1 review
A Candle for the Bag Lady 12 copies, 1 review
Introducing Chip Harrison 11 copies, 2 reviews
One Thousand Dollars a Word 11 copies, 1 review
Keller's Therapy 11 copies, 1 review
Candy 9 copies
Playing Games 9 copies, 1 review
Like a Bone in the Throat 9 copies, 2 reviews
Headaches and Bad Dreams 9 copies, 3 reviews
Generally Speaking 9 copies, 1 review
Cleveland in My Dreams 9 copies, 3 reviews
The Merciful Angel of Death 7 copies, 1 review
21 Gay Street 7 copies
Death Wish and Other Stories 6 copies, 1 review
Dolly's Trash & Treasures 6 copies, 1 review
Strange Embrace 6 copies, 1 review
Of Shame And Joy 5 copies, 1 review
Who Knows Where It Goes 5 copies, 1 review
Transgressions, Volume One [audio] (Contributor) 4 copies
Keller's Designated Hitter 4 copies, 1 review
Comeback 4 copies, 1 review
Iceberg 4 copies
Thirty 3 copies
See the Woman 3 copies
Carla 3 copies
I am Curious 3 copies
Kept 3 copies, 1 review
April North 3 copies
Clean Slate 3 copies, 1 review
So Willing 2 copies
Jilling (Kit Tolliver #6) 2 copies, 1 review
Marta 2 copies
Sin Seer 2 copies
Lust Damned 2 copies
Lover 2 copies
Wild honey 2 copies
Sensuous 2 copies
Have a NYC 2 2 copies
The Ehrengraf Fandango 2 copies, 1 review
Rude Awakening 2 copies, 1 review
Bad Girl 1 copy
Sin Devil 1 copy
Flashback 1 copy
The Sadist 1 copy
Points 1 copy
BUTCH. 1 copy
Sin Alley 1 copy
Boy-O 1 copy
Bad Town 1 copy
Click! 1 copy
Nightmare Honeymoon [1974 Film] (Based on the Book by) 1 copy
Ten Tales (Foreword) 1 copy, 1 review
[No title] 1 copy
Stories: All-New Tales (Contributor) 1,346 copies, 65 reviews
Black Orchids (Introduction, some editions) 1,116 copies, 21 reviews
Dangerous Women (Contributor) 1,072 copies, 44 reviews
Warriors (Contributor) 621 copies, 27 reviews
The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century (Contributor) 441 copies, 7 reviews
Gotham Central, Book One: In the Line of Duty (Introduction) 365 copies, 8 reviews
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The Plot Thickens (Contributor) 324 copies, 7 reviews
Tales of Terror (Contributor) 305 copies, 2 reviews
Inherit the Dead (Contributor) 286 copies, 10 reviews
Transgressions {ten novellas} (Contributor) 261 copies, 6 reviews
Gotham Central, Vol. 1: In the Line of Duty (Introduction) 243 copies, 8 reviews
Christmas at The Mysterious Bookshop (Contributor) 234 copies, 18 reviews
The Mammoth Book of Pulp Fiction (Contributor) 233 copies, 4 reviews
Tails of Wonder and Imagination: Cat Stories (Contributor) 208 copies, 7 reviews
The Shark-Infested Custard (Introduction, some editions) 190 copies, 5 reviews
The Best American Mystery Stories 2007 (Contributor) 185 copies, 5 reviews
The Best American Mystery Stories 2011 (Contributor) 185 copies, 2 reviews
Masterpieces of Mystery and Suspense (Contributor) 182 copies, 2 reviews
Hard-Boiled: An Anthology of American Crime Stories (Contributor) 180 copies, 6 reviews
The Mammoth Book of Private Eye Stories (Contributor) 157 copies, 3 reviews
Dangerous Women 1 (Contributor) 154 copies, 3 reviews
The Best American Mystery Stories 1999 (Contributor) 154 copies, 2 reviews
A Century of Great Suspense Stories (Contributor) 151 copies, 2 reviews
The Master's Choice (Contributor) 144 copies
5th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F (Contributor) 142 copies, 3 reviews
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: A Month of Mystery (Contributor) 116 copies, 2 reviews
L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories (Contributor) 112 copies, 8 reviews
Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives (Contributor; Introduction) 107 copies, 1 review
Transgressions, Volume 1 (U.S. Edition) (Contributor) 101 copies, 3 reviews
The Crazy Years: Reflections of a Science Fiction Original (Foreword, some editions) 97 copies, 2 reviews
Bronx Noir (Contributor) 97 copies, 3 reviews
Hot Blood X (Contributor) 85 copies, 1 review
USA Noir: Best of the Akashic Noir Series (Contributor) 80 copies, 10 reviews
A Century of Noir: Thirty-two Classic Crime Stories (Contributor) 79 copies, 3 reviews
Night Screams (Contributor) 78 copies, 5 reviews
Tales to Take Your Breath Away (Contributor) 75 copies
The Big Book of Female Detectives (Contributor) 74 copies, 1 review
Brooklyn Noir 2: The Classics (Contributor) 70 copies, 2 reviews
Murder for Revenge (Contributor) 69 copies
The Mammoth Book of Pulp Action (Contributor) 68 copies, 2 reviews
Indian Country Noir (Contributor) 58 copies, 3 reviews
Crimes of Passion (Contributor) 54 copies, 1 review
Obsession: Tales of Irresistible Desire (Contributor) 51 copies, 3 reviews
The Mammoth Book of Comic Crime (Contributor) 47 copies
Murders on the Half Skull (Author, some editions) 46 copies, 2 reviews
Buffalo Noir (Contributor) 40 copies, 9 reviews
Burglar [1987 film] 39 copies, 2 reviews
Murderers' Row (Contributor) 37 copies, 1 review
Psychomania: Killer Stories (Contributor) 36 copies, 1 review
The Killing Spirit : An Anthology of Murder for Hire (Contributor) 33 copies, 2 reviews
A Century of Mystery 1980-1989 (Contributor) 32 copies
Masters of Noir: Volume One (Contributor) 30 copies, 2 reviews
My Blueberry Nights [2007 film] (Screenwriter) 28 copies, 1 review
Murder Short & Sweet (Contributor) 28 copies, 2 reviews
Most Wanted (Contributor) 28 copies, 1 review
Murder at the Foul Line (Contributor) 28 copies, 1 review
Murder Among Friends (Anthology 11-in-1) (Contributor) 27 copies, 1 review
101 Mystery Stories (Contributor) 26 copies
Crème de la Crime (Contributor) 23 copies, 1 review
Great Tales of Madness and the Macabre (Introduction; Contributor) 22 copies, 2 reviews
Murder in the Family (Anthology 12-in-1) (Contributor) 21 copies, 1 review
The Misadventures of Ellery Queen (Contributor) 14 copies
Terror's Echo: Three Novellas from Transgressions (Contributor) 14 copies, 3 reviews
Murder on Trial (Contributor) 13 copies
Home Sweet Homicide (Contributor) 12 copies
Prime Suspects (Contributor) 11 copies
Perfectly Criminal 2: Whydunit? (Contributor) 4 copies
Der var engang et mord 4 copies, 1 review
First Cases [Unabridged Audiobook] (Contributor) 3 copies
Subterranean Magazine Summer 2010 (Contributor) 2 copies
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