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All Around the Town…
Mystery Readers Journal turned its attention to New York mysteries in its Spring 2016 issue, and Janet Rudolph invited me to contribute an essay. Here it is; click to get the entire issue, or even better to subscribe. All Around the Town by Lawrence Block In July of...
GUESS WHO’S BACK? (Hint—he’s on Amtrak #58 to Chicago…)
...but while he's relaxing, we've got ground of our own to cover. There's a lot to tell you, so let me Hop To It.1. Those books at ridiculous prices. Earlier this month David, my Indispensable Assistant, tipped you off about a close-out offering of three books we'd...
N.C. Patterson on THE GIRL WITH THE DEEP BLUE EYES
...it was ultimately the characters who carried this story--and that is what made this novel shine Click here to read the review
Closing the sale with Matt Scudder
Here's an email I received the other day: "This is going to sound stupid to you perhaps, but Matt Scudder has made me a better salesman. I walk into a prospective client's place of business now and don't give two fucks if they like me or not, or, more importantly,...