by Admin | Jun 23, 2014 | Books, Martin Ehrengraf, News + Events, Reviews
The clients of Mephistophelean DA Martin Ehrengraf are always innocent, even when they recall committing murder, as shown in this collection of 12 dark, twisted tales from MWA Grand Master Block (Catch and Release)… While Ehrengraf initially seems amoral, he...
by Admin | Jun 23, 2014 | Bernie Rhodenbarr, Borderline, Interviews + Guest Blogs, Matthew Scudder, News + Events, The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons
In this terrific Q&A, LB answers questions on a range of topics, including Scudder, Bernie, and BORDERLINE. Click here to read the Q&A
by LB | Jun 21, 2014 | Matthew Scudder, Newsletter
inShar1 Here’s the Midsummer Newsletter that went out this morning. If you’re a newsletter subscriber, you’ve already read it. But who’s to say you can’t read it again? Hello there! We’ll start with some movie talk. But if you’re a...
by Admin | Jun 17, 2014 | Books, Borderline, Interviews + Guest Blogs, News + Events, Non-Series Novels
Over at As the Plot Thins, LB answers a series of questions about his writing (and reading) Click here to read the Q&A
by Admin | Jun 11, 2014 | Books, Borderline, News + Events, Non-Series Novels, Reviews
Lawrence Block is known for his raw and gritty crime stories and “Borderline” is one of them. You are taken into the lives of Marty, Meg, Lily and Weaver by Block’s detailed descriptive prose. It’s a brutal story of sexual passion and bloody punishment. A nice shot of...
by Admin | Jun 9, 2014 | Books, Borderline, News + Events, Non-Series Novels, Reviews
Borderline is a great beach read. Something the reader can consume in a few hours, depending on reading speed. The content is for adults, but mysterious and dark enough that it should entertain those looking for a break from their regular scheduled thrillers they...
by Admin | Jun 9, 2014 | Matthew Scudder, News, News + Events
In a post on this page almost two years ago, I noted that Lawrence Block, master storyteller with a sense of Yiddishkeit and gumshoe charm, has fans all over the world, mostly in North America, where his detective novels have done very well over the years. Click here...
by Admin | Jun 9, 2014 | Matthew Scudder, Reviews, Short Stories
I’d forgotten how much I like Lawrence Block’s Matthew Scudder stories. Click here to read the review
by Admin | Jun 9, 2014 | Books, Borderline, News + Events, Non-Series Novels, Reviews
This review has perhaps the best headline to date: Jeez, things were pervier than you’d think back in the fifties. Leave it to Hard Case Crime — that most excellent of imprints that has been treating vintage paperback and crime fiction fans for years now — to choose...
by LB | Jun 5, 2014 | Newsletter
June, as you’ve no doubt heard, is busting out all over. Well, so is Matthew Scudder. It’s been a week since Universal released the trailer for A Walk Among the Tombstones, and the resultant buzz has aroused the collective envy of bumblebees and bandsaws...
