Louis Pinell, the recently apprehended "Icepick Prowler," freely admits to having slain seven young women nine years ago -- but be swears it was a copycat who killed Barbara Ettinger Matthew Scudder believes him. But the trail to Ettinger's...
Matthew Scudder, played by Liam Neeson in A Walk Among the Tombstones, investigates a secret, private club in Manhattan whose members suddenly start dying, when it becomes obvious that someone is trying to kill them all.
âSome of these stories have one or both feet planted in another genre. James Reasoner's story is a period western, Joe Lansdale's is bleakly dystopian, and Joe Hill's novelette slithers through a little doorway into another...
One of the most highly acclaimed novelists in the crime genre, Lawrence Block is also a master of the short story, with award-winning work ranging from the macabre to the slyly comic, from heart-stopping tales of revenge to memorable explorations of lust...
You might as well know this going in: Lawrence Blockâs new novel is not for everyone. Itâs recounted in journal form by its protagonist, and begins when he walks into a roadhouse outside of Bakersfield, California, and...
You might as well know this going in: Lawrence Blockâs new novel is not for everyone. Itâs recounted in journal form by its protagonist, and begins when he walks into a roadhouse outside of Bakersfield, California, and...
In recent years, colleges and universities have become known for their âtrigger warningsâ and âsafe spacesââbut as the 18 authors who penned stories for this powerfu...
Happily retired, living under a new name with his wife and daughter, Keller thought he was out of the murder-for-hire business. Until he got the call from his old employer, asking him to tackle the most unusual assignment of his career.
Four decades ago, Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Lawrence Block introduced the world to one of his most beloved and enduring creations: Bernie Rhodenbarr, the clever, nimble-fingered star of novels such as Burglars Can't Be Choosers, The Burglar...
For almost three years, novelist and short-story writer Lawrence Blockâs monthly column, âGenerally Speaking,â was one of the most popular features in Linnâs Stamp News . A general...
Matt Scudder ist zurück. Über vierzig Jahre nach seinem Debut und fast zehn Jahre nach seinem letzten Fall tritt in dieser Novelle von Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Lawrence Block eine der prägendsten Figuren der Kriminalliteratur...
While he is probably best known as a novelist and short-story writer, Lawrence Block has produced a rich trove of nonfiction over the course of a sixty-year career. His instructional books for writers are leaders in the field, and his self-described pedes...
When Joyce Kendall arrives in New York, fresh out of Clifton College in Iowa, she has a job and an apartment waiting for her. The jobâs as a first reader for Armageddon Publications. The apartmentâs at 21 Gay Street,...
Carla is a beautiful girl. She was plucked from the obscurity of a Polish slum to be the wife of a wealthy manâa man who seemingly gives her everything a wife could want. Except the one thing that she needs most: the pleasure she burns...
"Dear Larry, I just finished your The Adulterers. What I found remarkable is that as early as the first few pages, the book read like you, meaning the expository narrative flowed as smoothly as rushing water over rocks. (The only cliche I will allow...