by Admin | Dec 3, 2012 | Books, Keller, Reviews
“The first time I encountered Lawrence Block’s hit man, Keller, I wasn’t overly impressed. I finished the book, but Keller just didn’t see to resonate with me nearly as well as other Block characters like gentleman burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr or private eye Matt...
by Admin | Nov 15, 2012 | Keller, Reviews
Master mystery writer Block is at the top of his form here. Click here to read the review
by Admin | Jul 14, 2012 | Books, Matthew Scudder, Reviews
Lawrence Block’s The Night and the Music has a kind of finality to it that his many readers will be sorry about. Not a finality suggesting that he’s about to hang up his pen, but that it might be closing time for his most famous creation, Matt Scudder…. Block is one...
by Admin | Jul 13, 2012 | Matthew Scudder, Reviews
Block is one of the easiest writers to read that you’ll ever have the good fortune to come across. He doesn’t seem to write prose so much as invite you to listen to him (or Matt Scudder) talk. You’re engaged in a conversation. And while admittedly...
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 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...
