THE CRIME OF OUR LIVES collects LB's observations and personal reminiscences of the crime fiction field and some of its leading practitioners. He has a lot to say, and he says it here in convincing and entertaining fashion.

A philosophical yet practical gentleman, Bernie Rhodenbarr possesses many admirable qualities: charm, intelligence, sparkling wit, and unwavering loyalty. Of course, he also has this special talent and a taste for life's finer things.

When a stripper is murdered onstage, Chip Harrison must put his sexual frustration aside to seek out the mobster responsible.

Keller's a Gemini. He has a murderer's thumb.

I remember where and when I wrote the book, although I can’t say I recall much of the writing, or indeed of the book itself. It would have been in the late summer or fall of 1959.

Una nuova razza di criminali sembra aver preso piede a New York.

«Me encanta la serie sobre Matthew Scudder, y me encantan los cuentos.»––Otto Penzler, Los Angeles Times, Los diez libros más deseados del 2011

«Me encanta la serie sobre Matthew Scudder, y me encantan los cuentos.»––Otto Penzler, Los Angeles Times, Los diez libros más deseados del 2011

When Kit Tolliver met Alvin Kirkaby, he looked cute in his military uniform. He was on his way to an overseas assignment, and maybe it was an uncharacteristic attack of patriotism that led her to break her usual pattern and spare his life.

Gentiluomo filosofico ma pratico, Bernie Rhodenbarr possiede molte ammirevoli qualità: fascino, intelligenza, un brillante senso dello humor e una irremovibile lealtà.

Ich begann Mitte der siebziger Jahre damit, über Matthew Scudder zu schreiben. Der erste Roman, »Die Sünden der Väter«, erschien 1975, der 17. und bislang letzte Roman der Reihe, »Ein Schluck vom harten Zeug«, wurde 2011 veröffentlicht. Im Laufe der Jahre verfasste ich auch elf Kurzgeschicht...