James Thane on The Devil Knows You’re Dead

by | Jan 8, 2015 | Matthew Scudder

This five-star review appeared this week on Goodreads: “This is the eleventh entry in Lawrence Block’s excellent Matthew Scudder series, and it remains my favorite book in the series. As the story opens, Scudder and his girlfriend, Elaine, are thrown...

It’s hard to be a burglar

by | Jan 7, 2015 | Newsletter, The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons

When you’re a burglar, life can be hard… …and sooner or later you’re going to need a cover that’s every bit as hard, hard enough to shield you from the slings and arrows of outraged householders. Consider Bernie Rhodenbarr, whose latest adventure gives him all sorts...

‘Tis the season…

by | Dec 17, 2014 | Newsletter

Here’s a newsletter that went out Monday to subscribers: ‘Tis the season… …to sit around doing next to nothing, at least in our house. I should have spent the past several weeks peppering you with newsletters, reminding you of all the perfect...

Oh, no. Not another book???

by | Nov 13, 2014 | Newsletter

I know, I know. Believe me, I’ve been trying to quit. But you know what Solomon said, in what strikes me as the most heartfelt passage in Scripture: “Of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.” Or, as the Duke...