Lawrence Block

Author of Burglars Can't Be Choosers

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About the Author

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 show more 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) show less

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Burglars Can't Be Choosers (1977) 1,150 copies

Hit Man (1997) 970 copies

The Sins of the Fathers (1976) 966 copies

The Burglar Who Traded Ted Williams (1994) 895 copies

The Burglar in the Closet (1978) 887 copies

A Walk Among the Tombstones (1992) 878 copies

The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling (1979) 874 copies

The Burglar in the Library (1997) 867 copies

The Burglar Who Thought He Was Bogart (1995) 830 copies

The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza (1980) 824 copies

When the Sacred Ginmill Closes (1986) 793 copies

Eight Million Ways to Die (1982) 791 copies

The Burglar in the Rye (1999) 776 copies

Hit List (2000) 766 copies

The Burglar Who Painted Like Mondrian (1983) 751 copies

The Burglar on the Prowl (2004) 728 copies

A Dance at the Slaughterhouse (1991) 721 copies

A Long Line of Dead Men (1994) 680 copies

A Ticket to the Boneyard (1990) 653 copies

Hope to Die (2001) 644 copies

Time to Murder and Create (1976) 640 copies

The Devil Knows You're Dead (1993) 639 copies

Everybody Dies (1998) 610 copies

Even the Wicked (1998) 600 copies

Hit Parade (2006) 598 copies

Out on the Cutting Edge (1989) 597 copies

A Stab in the Dark (1981) 587 copies

Hit and Run (2008) 574 copies

Small Town (2003) 560 copies

In the Midst of Death (1976) 547 copies

All the Flowers Are Dying (2005) 535 copies

A Drop of the Hard Stuff (2011) 515 copies

Grifter's Game (1961) 474 copies

Telling Lies for Fun and Profit (1981) 462 copies

The Girl with the Long Green Heart (1965) — Author — 440 copies

The Thief Who Couldn't Sleep (1966) 352 copies

Writing the Novel: From Plot to Print (1979) 348 copies

Hit Me (2013) — Author — 320 copies

Tanner on Ice (1998) 319 copies

Lucky at Cards (1964) 295 copies

Enough Rope (2003) 283 copies

The Canceled Czech (1984) 283 copies

In Sunlight or In Shadow: Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper (2016) — Editor; Contributor — 244 copies

Killing Castro (1961) — Author — 229 copies

A Diet of Treacle (1961) — Author — 223 copies

Tanner's Twelve Swingers (1985) 222 copies

Getting Off: A Novel of Sex and Violence (2011) 215 copies

The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons (2014) 213 copies

Some Days You Get the Bear (1993) 178 copies

Tanner's Tiger (1985) 178 copies

Two For Tanner (1985) 171 copies

After the First Death (1984) 167 copies

The Girl With the Deep Blue Eyes (2015) 148 copies

Spider, Spin Me a Web: A Handbook for Fiction Writers (1988) 146 copies

The Best American Mystery Stories 2001 (2001) — Editor & Introduction — 145 copies

Here Comes a Hero (1968) 144 copies

One Night Stands and Lost Weekends (2008) 142 copies

The Night and the Music (2011) 139 copies

Borderline (1961) 133 copies

Sometimes They Bite (1983) 127 copies

Deadly Honeymoon (1968) 123 copies

Me Tanner, You Jane (1986) 120 copies

Like a Lamb to Slaughter (1984) 119 copies

Sinner Man (1968) 115 copies

The Topless Tulip Caper (1975) 114 copies

Such Men Are Dangerous (1971) 114 copies

Make Out With Murder (1974) 110 copies

The Specialists (1969) 108 copies

Manhattan Noir (2006) — Editor; Contributor — 108 copies

No Score (1970) 108 copies

Ariel (1980) 104 copies

The Collected Mystery Stories (1999) 103 copies

Into the Night (1987) 94 copies

The Mighty Johns (2002) 94 copies

Coward's Kiss (1961) 81 copies

Not Comin' Home to You (1974) — some editions — 80 copies

Random Walk: A Novel for a New Age (1988) 79 copies

Chip Harrison Scores Again (1997) 73 copies

Catch and Release (2011) 72 copies

The Burglar in Short Order, Short Story Collection (2020) 64 copies

You Could Call It Murder (1961) 62 copies

Master's Choice, Volume 1 (1999) — Editor; Contributor — 61 copies

Keller's Fedora (2016) 60 copies

Write for Your Life (1986) 59 copies

The Triumph of Evil (1971) — some editions — 55 copies

The Burglar Who Dropped in on Elvis (2000) 54 copies

A Time to Scatter Stones (2019) 52 copies

Step by Step: A Pedestrian Memoir (2009) 49 copies

Manhattan Noir 2: The Classics (2008) — Editor & Contributor — 49 copies

The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown (13) (Bernie Rhodenbarr) (2022) 48 copies

The Affairs of Chip Harrison (2001) 48 copies

The Liar's Bible: A Handbook for Fiction Writers (2011) 47 copies

Alive in Shape and Color: 16 Paintings by Great Artists and the Stories They Inspired (2019) — Editor — 47 copies

Master's Choice, Volume II (2000) — Editor — 45 copies

Blood on Their Hands (2003) — Editor — 45 copies

Strange Embrace [and] 69 Barrow Street (2012) 42 copies

Ronald Rabbit is a Dirty Old Man (2000) 37 copies

The Burglar Who Smelled Smoke (2011) 36 copies

The Matt Scudder Mysteries, Volume 1 (1997) 36 copies

Death Cruise: Crime Stories on the Open Seas (1999) — Editor & Introduction — 35 copies

Cinderella Sims (2002) 33 copies

Keller (2009) 33 copies

Defender of the Innocent: The Casebook of Martin Ehrengraf (2014) 32 copies

Dead Girl Blues (2020) 31 copies

Lawrence Block Five Great Novels (2005) 29 copies

Resume Speed (2016) 29 copies

The Autobiography of Matthew Scudder (2023) 28 copies

Afterthoughts (1641) 28 copies

From Sea to Stormy Sea: 17 Stories Inspired by Great American Paintings (2019) — Editor; Contributor — 27 copies

The Crime of Our Lives (2015) 27 copies

The Liar's Companion: A Field Guide for Fiction Writers (2011) 26 copies

Opening Shots: Great Mystery and Crime Writers Share Their First Published Stories (1900) 25 copies

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Speaking of Lust: Stories of Forbidden Desire (2001) 24 copies

Code of arms: A novel (1981) 23 copies

Dark City Lights: New York Stories (2015) — Editor & Contributor — 22 copies

A Writer Prepares (2021) 21 copies

The Trouble with Eden (1973) 21 copies

Eight Million Ways to Die [Graphic Novel] (2018) — Author — 21 copies

New York City Noir: The Five Borough Set (2012) — Editor — 21 copies

The Funhouse [1981 film] (1981) — Writer — 20 copies

After Hours: Conversations with Lawrence Block (1995) 20 copies

Campus Tramp (2010) 20 copies

Collectibles (2021) — Editor — 20 copies

Out the Window (1996) 20 copies

The Darkling Halls of Ivy (2020) 19 copies

Gangsters, Swindlers, Killers, and Thieves: The Lives and Crimes of Fifty American Villains (2004) 19 copies

Threesome (1999) 19 copies

Hellcats and Honeygirls (2010) 18 copies

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The Matt Scudder Mysteries, Volume 2 (1997) 17 copies

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69 Barrow Street (2012) 17 copies

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Speaking of Greed: Stories of Envious Desire (2001) 16 copies

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Keller on the Spot (2013) 14 copies

A Bad Night for Burglars (2011) 14 copies

If You Can't Stand the Heat (2013) 14 copies

Looking for David (1998) 13 copies

Playing Games (2023) — Editor — 13 copies

Like a Thief in the Night (1997) 13 copies

One Thousand Dollars a Word (2013) 12 copies

Open Source Software: Implementation and Management (2004) 12 copies

A Candle for the Bag Lady (2012) 12 copies

Weasels Ripped My Flesh! Two-Fisted Stories From Men's Adventure Magazines (2012) 12 copies

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Keller's Therapy (2013) 11 copies

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At Home in the Dark (2019) 11 copies

Candy (2011) 10 copies

One Night Stands: Early Stories (1999) 10 copies

Sex and the Stewardess (1969) 10 copies

Escolha de Mestre (2004) 9 copies

Headaches and Bad Dreams (2011) 9 copies

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Generally Speaking (2011) 9 copies

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Welcome to the Real World (2011) 9 copies

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A girl called honey (2010) 8 copies

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21 Gay Street (2016) 7 copies

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Let's Get Lost (2012) 7 copies

Beyond Group Sex:The New Sexual Lifestyles (1972) 7 copies

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Nothing Short of Highway Robbery (1997) 6 copies

Of Shame And Joy (1960) 5 copies

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Who Knows Where It Goes (2011) 5 copies

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Death of the Malbry Queen [short story] (2016) 5 copies

Gigolo Johnny Wells (Collection of Classic Erotica Book 3) (2011) 5 copies

Batman's Helpers (1999) 5 copies

Make a Prison [short fiction] (1958) 5 copies

Keller's Choice (2000) 5 copies

Transgressions, Volume One [audio] (2005) — Contributor — 4 copies

Come Fly With Us: the sequel to Sex & the Stewardess (1972) 4 copies

Meine Lieblingsmorde (1997) 4 copies

Iceberg (2012) 4 copies

Kept (1960) 4 copies

The Burglar Takes a Cat (2013) 4 copies

A Chance to Get Even (2011) 4 copies

VS COBOL II for COBOL programmers (1989) 4 copies

Four Lives at the Crossroads (Collection of Classic Erotica) (Volume 19) (2016) 4 copies

Keller's Designated Hitter (2016) 4 copies

Comeback 4 copies

Hot Eyes Cold Eyes 4 copies

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Mr. Rhodenbarr, Bookseller, Advises a Young Customer on Seeking a Vocation (1980) 4 copies

The Ehrengraf Presumption [short story] (2012) 4 copies

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I Know How to Pick 'Em (2014) 4 copies

You Can Call Me Lucky (Kit Tolliver #3) (The Kit Tolliver Stories) (2013) 4 copies

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Thirty (2010) 3 copies

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Wide Open: The New Marriage (2012) 3 copies

Funny You Should Ask (2013) 3 copies

The Bernie Rhodenbarr Mysteries, Volume 2 (2011) 3 copies

The Male Hustler (1971) 3 copies

See the Woman 3 copies

The Greatest Mystery Stories of the 20th Century (1998) 3 copies

I am Curious (1970) 3 copies

Great Mystery Series: 11 Of the Best Mystery Short Stories from Alfred Hitchcock's and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazines (2000) 3 copies

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By the Dawn's Early Light: And Other Stories (1994) 3 copies

The Ehrengraf Reverse [short story] (2012) 3 copies

Answers to Soldier (2021) 3 copies

Jade Life: An Englishman's Love Affair with China's National Treasure (2019) 3 copies

A Burglar's-Eye View of Greed [short fiction] 3 copies

Poem of thanksgiving : and other poems (1985) 3 copies

A Strange Kind of Love (2011) 3 copies

Community of Women (1964) 3 copies

Total Sexuality (1974) 3 copies

Instructions for honey ants and other poems (1983) 3 copies

Like a Bug on a Windshield [short story] (1994) 3 copies

Ride a White Horse 3 copies

In for a Penny 3 copies

The Killing of a Bank Manager (2011) 3 copies

The Sex Therapists (1972) 3 copies

The Wife Swap Report (1970) 3 copies

Fun with Brady and Angelica (Kit Tolliver #10) 2 copies

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Don't Get in the Car (Kit Tolliver #9) 2 copies

Zeroing In (Kit Tolliver #11) 2 copies

One Kind Favor I Ask of You (Kit Tolliver #8) 2 copies

Jilling (Kit Tolliver #6) 2 copies

Sensuous (1972) 2 copies

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Crossroads of Lust 2 copies

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Marta (1963) 2 copies

So Willing (2016) 2 copies

The Sisterhood (1970) 2 copies

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Wild honey (1974) 2 copies

Tablets of Truth: Sayings of Sai Baba (1995) 2 copies

Lover (1961) 2 copies

Quotidian Keller (2017) 2 copies

Lust Damned (1961) 2 copies

Sin Seer 2 copies

The Taboo Breakers: Shock Troops of the Sexual Revolution (John Warren Wells on Sexual Behavior) (2012) 2 copies

Lawrence Block Bibliography, 1958-1993 (1993) 2 copies

The Naked and the Deadly: Lawrence Block in Men's Adventure Magazines (Men's Adventure Library) (2023) 2 copies

Broadway Can Be Murder (The Classic Crime Library Book 19) (2018) 2 copies

The Adulterers (2016) 2 copies

The Ehrengraf Riposte [short story] (2012) 2 copies

Keller in Des Moines (2016) 2 copies

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A woman must love (1960) 2 copies

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Speaking of Lust [Novella] (2008) 2 copies

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The Ehrengraf Alternative [short story] (1982) 2 copies

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Speaking of Wrath (2002) 2 copies

Keller in Shining Armor (2021) 2 copies

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The Ehrengraf Obligation [short story] 2 copies

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Have a NYC 2 (2013) 2 copies

Death Wish [short story] (2010) 2 copies

Rude Awakening (2013) 2 copies

Lawrence Block Collection (1999) 2 copies

Life After Life 2 copies

The Ehrengraf Appointment 2 copies

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The Violated 1 copy

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Pity the Damned 1 copy

The Corrupted (1973) 1 copy

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Sin Devil (1961) 1 copy

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Tales to Take Your Breath Away (1976) — Contributor — 75 copies

Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine Presents Fifty Years of Crime and Suspense (2006) — Contributor — 73 copies

Murder for Revenge (1998) — Contributor — 71 copies

Brooklyn Noir 2: The Classics (2005) — Contributor — 70 copies

The Mammoth Book of Pulp Action (2001) — Contributor — 70 copies

The Big Book of Rogues and Villains (2017) — Contributor — 68 copies

First Cases: First Appearances of Classic Private Eyes (1996) — Contributor — 68 copies

Murder by the Book: Literary Mysteries from Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (1995) — Contributor — 67 copies

The New Mystery: The International Association of Crime Writers' Essential Crime Writing of the Late 20th Century (1993) — Contributor — 62 copies

A Modern Treasury of Great Detective and Murder Mysteries (1994) — Contributor — 60 copies

Murderous Schemes (1996) — Contributor — 59 copies

The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: First Annual Collection (2000) — Contributor — 59 copies

Indian Country Noir (2010) — Contributor — 59 copies

Writing the Private Eye Novel: A Handbook by the Private Eye Writers of America (1997) — Contributor — 58 copies

Crimes of Passion (1997) — Contributor — 54 copies

Obsession: Tales of Irresistible Desire (2012) — Contributor — 54 copies

Murders on the Half Skull (1970) — Author, some editions — 51 copies

Chapter and Hearse: Suspense Stories about the World of Books (1985) — Contributor — 49 copies

The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: Second Annual Collection (2001) — Contributor — 48 copies

The Mammoth Book of Comic Crime (2002) — Contributor — 47 copies

The Misadventures of Nero Wolfe: Parodies and Pastiches Featuring the Great Detective of West 35th Street (2020) — Contributor — 44 copies

Buffalo Noir (2015) — Contributor — 43 copies

First Cases: New and Classic Tales of Detection (1999) — Contributor — 42 copies

Burglar [1987 film] (1987) 40 copies

Murderers' Row (2001) — Contributor — 37 copies

Psychomania: Killer Stories (2014) — Contributor — 36 copies

Masters of Noir: Volume One (2010) — Contributor — 35 copies

The Killing Spirit : An Anthology of Murder for Hire (1996) — Contributor — 33 copies

A Century of Mystery 1980-1989 (1997) — Contributor — 33 copies

First Cases 2: First Appearances of Classic Amateur Sleuths (1997) — Contributor — 32 copies

Murder on the Run (Anthology 11-in-1) (1998) — Contributor — 30 copies

Murder Most Merry (2002) — Contributor — 30 copies

Murder at the Foul Line (2006) — Contributor — 29 copies

Most Wanted (2002) — Contributor — 29 copies

Murder Short & Sweet (2008) — Contributor — 29 copies

Murder Among Friends (Anthology 11-in-1) (2000) — Contributor — 28 copies

My Blueberry Nights [2007 film] (2007) — Screenwriter — 28 copies

Murder Is My Racquet: Fourteen Original Tales of Love, Death, and Tennis by Today's Great Writers (2005) — Contributor — 27 copies

The Eyes Still Have It: The Shamus Award-Winning Stories (1995) — Contributor — 27 copies

101 Mystery Stories (1986) — Contributor — 26 copies

Great Tales of Madness and the Macabre (1990) — Introduction; Contributor — 25 copies

The Black Lizard Big Book of Locked-Room Mysteries (2019) — Contributor — 24 copies

Crème de la Crime (2000) — Contributor — 24 copies

Murder Most Postal: Homicidal Tales That Deliver a Message (2001) — Contributor — 22 copies

Murder in the Family (Anthology 12-in-1) (2002) — Contributor — 21 copies

Flesh & Blood: Erotic Tales of Crime and Passion (2001) — Contributor — 19 copies

Jewish Noir II: Tales of Crime and Other Dark Deeds (2022) — Foreword — 18 copies

Greatest Hits: Original Stories of Hitmen, Hired Guns, and Private Eyes (2005) — Contributor — 17 copies

The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: First Annual Edition (1992) — Contributor — 16 copies

The Eyes Have It: The First Private Eye Writers of America Anthology (1984) — Contributor — 16 copies

Terror's Echo: Three Novellas from Transgressions (2005) — Contributor — 14 copies

The Misadventures of Ellery Queen (2018) — Contributor — 14 copies

Murder on Trial (1994) — Contributor — 14 copies

The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Second Annual Edition (1993) — Contributor — 12 copies

Home Sweet Homicide (1991) — Contributor — 12 copies

Justice for Hire: The Fourth Private Eye Writers of America Anthology (1990) — Contributor — 12 copies

Prime Suspects (1987) — Contributor — 11 copies

The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Third Annual Edition (1994) — Contributor — 10 copies

The New Edgar Winners: The Mystery Writers of America (1990) — Contributor — 10 copies

The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Seventh Annual Edition (1998) — Contributor — 9 copies

Greatest Hits: Original Stories of Assassins, Hit Men and Hired Guns (2006) — Contributor — 9 copies

Best Detective Stories of the Year - 1978 (1978) — Contributor — 8 copies

Crimes of Passion: Twenty-Three Tales of Love and Hate (1993) — Contributor — 8 copies

Best Detective Stories of the Year - 1977 (1977) — Contributor — 7 copies

The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Fifth Annual Edition (1996) — Contributor — 7 copies

Ellery Queen’s Eleven Deadly Sins (1991) — Contributor — 6 copies

Perfectly Criminal 2: Whydunit? (1997) — Contributor — 4 copies

Der var engang et mord 4 copies

First Cases [Unabridged Audiobook] (2002) — Contributor — 3 copies

Subterranean Magazine Summer 2010 — Contributor — 2 copies

Playboy Magazine ~ April 1990 (Deborah Driggs) (1990) — Contributor — 2 copies

Classic Crime Stories: 13 Tales from Edgar Allan Poe to Lawrence Block (2007) — Contributor — 2 copies

The best of Playboy fiction, Volume 7 (1997) — Contributor — 1 copy

La rivista di Alfred Hitchcock n.5 — Author — 1 copy

The Burglar Who Painted Like Mondrian | Murder in the Mist | The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon (2000) — Contributor — 1 copy

Hitler Did It: Twenty-One Short Stories from the Stringybark Short Story Awards (2013) — Contributor — 1 copy

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A Walk Among the Tombstones (A Matt Scudder Mystery) by Lawrence Block

I've been a fan of Lawrence Block's Bernie Rhodenbarr series for awhile and count his books on writing as the best in my library, but this year I branched out to Keller (Hit Man) and Matt Scudder (this book). Hooray for me for discovering two characters I want to get to know better! Perhaps my favorite thing to discover is that no matter how light or dark the subject, Lawrence Block's writing is so easy to read it makes my part of the experience that much more enjoyable.

This book is being made into a movie. My suggestion: read the book now!… (more)

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DianeVallere | 35 other reviews | May 16, 2024 |

Into the Night by Cornell Woolrich

Madeline is considering suicide, then decides not to. The gun she thought about using accidentally goes off and kills an innocent woman on the street. Madeline decides to pick up the threads of her victim’s life, carrying out a mission of vengeance on her behalf against the man she loved and lost—and the nightclub-singing femme fatale who drove them apart.

To me, it makes no sense. Why would she do that? And why would she put so much effort into it? It made for a fairly boring read, following a woman doing something that just seems to be nonsense. Definitely disappointing, as I've enjoyed Woolrich's books before.… (more)

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Ariel (The Classic Crime Library) by Lawrence Block

Not one of the better ones.

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nateshow | 4 other reviews | May 3, 2024 |

Random Walk by Lawrence Block

Very different than the other Block books I've read. Walkers gain insights, skills and contentiousness as they walk across America to heal the world and themselves.

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