by Admin | May 24, 2012 | Books, Matthew Scudder, Reviews
I hadn’t planned on fucking his wife. There was a point where I hadn’t even considered it, and another point where I knew for certain that it was going to happen, and the two points had been placed remarkably close together in time. Hard to say exactly why...
by Admin | May 22, 2012 | Books, Matthew Scudder, Store
Maybe we got sick of disappointing people. Maybe we got tired of apologizing. Or maybe it’s just pure and simple greed. Always hard to rule that out… Whatever it is, we’re now taking and filling orders from anywhere on the planet. We ship...
by Admin | May 18, 2012 | For Writers, Reviews
“It’s hard for me to be objective about Lawrence Block. His photo was taped to the wall above my computer for several years. I considered him my mentor, but not like the guru who dispenses wisdom from on high. To me, he was more like a big brother who’s been...
by Admin | May 11, 2012 | Books, Keller
I’ve been a boxing fan ever since my dad took me to Buffalo’s Memorial Auditorium to watch Willie Pep take apart an inoffensive chap named Walter Kolby. It was April of 1946, and I was coming up on my eighth birthday. Willie was 23, and at the time...
by Admin | May 4, 2012 | In Collaboration with Donald Westlake, Likes to Read
Here’s a review I wrote for a new release by a cherished friend: First, full disclosure: Donald E. Westlake was one of my closest friends for over fifty years. Shortly after his death, I had the good fortune to play a role in Hard Case Crime’s publication...