Lawrence Block
(1938 - )aka Ben Christopher, Anne Campbell Clark, Liz Crowley, Jill Emerson, Lesley Evans, Chip Harrison, Don Holliday, Paul Kavanagh, Sheldon Lord, Andrew Shaw, John Warren Wells
A Mystery Writers of America Grand Master, Lawrence Block is a four-time winner of the Edgar Allan Poe and Shamus Awards, as well as a recipient of prizes in France, Germany, and Japan. The author of more than fifty books and numerous short stories, he is a devout New Yorker who spends much of his time traveling.
Series
Evan Tanner
1. The Thief Who Couldn't Sleep (1966)
2. The Cancelled Czech (1966)
3. Tanner's Twelve Swingers (1967)
4. Two for Tanner (1967)
aka The Scoreless Thai
5. Tanner's Tiger (1968)
6. Here Comes a Hero (1968)
aka Tanner's Virgin
7. Me Tanner, You Jane (1970)
8. Tanner on Ice (1998)
1. The Thief Who Couldn't Sleep (1966)
2. The Cancelled Czech (1966)
3. Tanner's Twelve Swingers (1967)
4. Two for Tanner (1967)
aka The Scoreless Thai
5. Tanner's Tiger (1968)
6. Here Comes a Hero (1968)
aka Tanner's Virgin
7. Me Tanner, You Jane (1970)
8. Tanner on Ice (1998)
Chip Harrison
1. No Score (1970) (as by Chip Harrison)
2. Chip Harrison Scores Again (1971) (as by Chip Harrison)
3. Make Out with Murder (1974) (as by Chip Harrison)
aka Five Little Rich Girls
4. The Topless Tulip Caper (1975) (as by Chip Harrison)
5. Death of the Mallory Queen (2016)
A.K.A. Chip Harrison (omnibus) (1983) (as by Chip Harrison)
Introducing Chip Harrison (omnibus) (1984) (as by Chip Harrison)
The Affairs of Chip Harrison (omnibus) (2001) (as by Chip Harrison)
1. No Score (1970) (as by Chip Harrison)
2. Chip Harrison Scores Again (1971) (as by Chip Harrison)
3. Make Out with Murder (1974) (as by Chip Harrison)
aka Five Little Rich Girls
4. The Topless Tulip Caper (1975) (as by Chip Harrison)
5. Death of the Mallory Queen (2016)
A.K.A. Chip Harrison (omnibus) (1983) (as by Chip Harrison)
Introducing Chip Harrison (omnibus) (1984) (as by Chip Harrison)
The Affairs of Chip Harrison (omnibus) (2001) (as by Chip Harrison)
Matthew Scudder
1. The Sins of the Fathers (1976)
2. Time to Murder and Create (1979)
3. In the Midst of Death (1976)
4. A Stab in the Dark (1981)
5. Eight Million Ways to Die (1982)
6. When the Sacred Ginmill Closes (1986)
7. Out on the Cutting Edge (1989)
8. A Ticket to the Boneyard (1990)
9. A Dance at the Slaughterhouse (1991)
10. A Walk Among the Tombstones (1992)
11. The Devil Knows You're Dead (1993)
12. A Long Line of Dead Men (1994)
13. Even the Wicked (1996)
14. Everybody Dies (1998)
15. Hope to Die (2001)
16. All the Flowers Are Dying (2005)
17. A Drop of the Hard Stuff (2011)
The Matt Scudder Mysteries (omnibus) (1997)
The Night and The Music (2011)
A Moment of Wrong Thinking (2012)
A Candle for the Bag Lady (2012)
Let's Get Lost (2012)
Looking for David (2012)
The Merciful Angel of Death (2012)
One Last Night at Grogan's (2012)
Out the Window (2012)
1. The Sins of the Fathers (1976)
2. Time to Murder and Create (1979)
3. In the Midst of Death (1976)
4. A Stab in the Dark (1981)
5. Eight Million Ways to Die (1982)
6. When the Sacred Ginmill Closes (1986)
7. Out on the Cutting Edge (1989)
8. A Ticket to the Boneyard (1990)
9. A Dance at the Slaughterhouse (1991)
10. A Walk Among the Tombstones (1992)
11. The Devil Knows You're Dead (1993)
12. A Long Line of Dead Men (1994)
13. Even the Wicked (1996)
14. Everybody Dies (1998)
15. Hope to Die (2001)
16. All the Flowers Are Dying (2005)
17. A Drop of the Hard Stuff (2011)
The Matt Scudder Mysteries (omnibus) (1997)
The Night and The Music (2011)
A Moment of Wrong Thinking (2012)
A Candle for the Bag Lady (2012)
Let's Get Lost (2012)
Looking for David (2012)
The Merciful Angel of Death (2012)
One Last Night at Grogan's (2012)
Out the Window (2012)
Bernie Rhodenbarr
1. Burglars Can't Be Choosers (1977)
2. The Burglar in the Closet (1978)
3. The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling (1979)
4. The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza (1980)
5. The Burglar Who Painted like Mondrian (1983)
6. The Burglar Who Traded Ted Williams (1994)
7. The Burglar Who Thought He Was Bogart (1995)
8. The Burglar in the Library (1997)
9. The Burglar in the Rye (1999)
10. The Burglar on the Prowl (2004)
11. The Burglar Who Counted The Spoons (2013)
The Burglar Who Dropped in on Elvis (1999)
The Bernie Rhodenbarr Mysteries: Volume One (omnibus) (2011)
Like a Thief in the Night (2011)
The Bernie Rhodenbarr Mysteries (2011)
The Bernie Rhodenbarr Mysteries: Volume Two (omnibus) (2011)
The Burglar Takes a Cat (2013)
1. Burglars Can't Be Choosers (1977)
2. The Burglar in the Closet (1978)
3. The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling (1979)
4. The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza (1980)
5. The Burglar Who Painted like Mondrian (1983)
6. The Burglar Who Traded Ted Williams (1994)
7. The Burglar Who Thought He Was Bogart (1995)
8. The Burglar in the Library (1997)
9. The Burglar in the Rye (1999)
10. The Burglar on the Prowl (2004)
11. The Burglar Who Counted The Spoons (2013)
The Burglar Who Dropped in on Elvis (1999)
The Bernie Rhodenbarr Mysteries: Volume One (omnibus) (2011)
Like a Thief in the Night (2011)
The Bernie Rhodenbarr Mysteries (2011)
The Bernie Rhodenbarr Mysteries: Volume Two (omnibus) (2011)
The Burglar Takes a Cat (2013)
Keller
1. Hit Man (1998)
2. Hit List (2000)
3. Hit Parade (2006)
4. Hit and Run (2008)
5. Hit Me (2013)
Keller in Dallas (2009)
Keller's Adjustment (2012)
Keller on the Spot (2013)
Keller's Horoscope (2013)
Keller's Therapy (2013)
Keller in Des Moines (2016)
Keller the Dogkiller (2016)
Keller's Designated Hitter (2016)
Keller's Fedora (2016)
Keller's Homecoming (2016)
Quotidian Keller (2017)
1. Hit Man (1998)
2. Hit List (2000)
3. Hit Parade (2006)
4. Hit and Run (2008)
5. Hit Me (2013)
Keller in Dallas (2009)
Keller's Adjustment (2012)
Keller on the Spot (2013)
Keller's Horoscope (2013)
Keller's Therapy (2013)
Keller in Des Moines (2016)
Keller the Dogkiller (2016)
Keller's Designated Hitter (2016)
Keller's Fedora (2016)
Keller's Homecoming (2016)
Quotidian Keller (2017)
Ehrengraf for the Defense
1. The Ehrengraf Defense (2012)
2. The Ehrengraf Presumption (2012)
3. The Ehrengraf Experience (2012)
4. The Ehrengraf Appointment (2012)
5. The Ehrengraf Riposte (2012)
6. The Ehrengraf Obligation (2012)
7. The Ehrengraf Alternative (2012)
8. The Ehrengraf Nostrum (2012)
9. The Ehrengraf Affirmation (2012)
10. The Ehrengraf Reverse (2012)
12. The Ehrengraf Fandango (2016)
Defender of the Innocent (2014)
1. The Ehrengraf Defense (2012)
2. The Ehrengraf Presumption (2012)
3. The Ehrengraf Experience (2012)
4. The Ehrengraf Appointment (2012)
5. The Ehrengraf Riposte (2012)
6. The Ehrengraf Obligation (2012)
7. The Ehrengraf Alternative (2012)
8. The Ehrengraf Nostrum (2012)
9. The Ehrengraf Affirmation (2012)
10. The Ehrengraf Reverse (2012)
12. The Ehrengraf Fandango (2016)
Defender of the Innocent (2014)
Kit Tolliver Stories
1. If You Can't Stand the Heat (2013)
2. Rude Awakening (2013)
3. You Can Call Me Lucky (2013)
4. Clean Slate (2013)
5. Waitress Wanted (2013)
6. Jilling (2013)
7. Conjugal Rites (2013)
8. One Kind Favor I Ask of You (2013)
9. Don't Get in the Car (2013)
10. Fun with Brady and Angelica (2013)
11. Zeroing In (2013)
12. Unfinished Business (2013)
1. If You Can't Stand the Heat (2013)
2. Rude Awakening (2013)
3. You Can Call Me Lucky (2013)
4. Clean Slate (2013)
5. Waitress Wanted (2013)
6. Jilling (2013)
7. Conjugal Rites (2013)
8. One Kind Favor I Ask of You (2013)
9. Don't Get in the Car (2013)
10. Fun with Brady and Angelica (2013)
11. Zeroing In (2013)
12. Unfinished Business (2013)
Novels
The Specialists (1960)
I Sell Love (1960) (as by Liz Crowley)
The Case of the Pornographic Photos (1961)
aka Markham / You Could Call it Murder
Death Pulls a Doublecross (1961)
aka Coward's Kiss
Mona (1961)
aka Sweet Slow Death / Grifter's Game
A Diet of Treacle (1961)
Grifter's Game (1961)
Killing Castro (1961)
Borderline (1962)
Warm and Willing (1964) (as by Jill Emerson)
Lucky at Cards (1964)
Enough of Sorrow (1965) (as by Jill Emerson)
The Girl with the Long Green Heart (1965)
Deadly Honeymoon (1967)
Passport to Peril (1967) (as by Anne Campbell Clark)
After the First Death (1969)
Such Men Are Dangerous (1969) (as by Paul Kavanagh)
Threesome (1970) (as by Jill Emerson)
Ronald Rabbit Is a Dirty Old Man (1971)
The Triumph of Evil (1972) (as by Paul Kavanagh)
Sensuous (1972) (as by Jill Emerson)
The Trouble with Eden (1973) (as by Jill Emerson)
Not Comin' Home to You (1974) (as by Paul Kavanagh)
A Week As Andrea Benstock (1975) (as by Jill Emerson)
Ariel (1979)
Code of Arms (1981) (with Harold King)
Into the Night (1987) (with Cornell Woolrich)
Random Walk (1988)
The Perfect Murder (1991) (with Sarah Caudwell, Tony Hillerman and Jack Hitt)
Batman's Helpers (1999)
The Lost Cases of Ed London (2001)
Cinderella Sims (2002)
Small Town (2003)
A Madwoman's Diary (2010) (as by Jill Emerson)
Thirty (2010) (as by Jill Emerson)
Getting Off (2011) (as by Jill Emerson)
Strange Embrace (2012) (as by Ben Christopher)
The Girl With the Deep Blue Eyes (2015)
Shadows (2016) (as by Jill Emerson)
Sinner Man (2016)
I Sell Love (1960) (as by Liz Crowley)
The Case of the Pornographic Photos (1961)
aka Markham / You Could Call it Murder
Death Pulls a Doublecross (1961)
aka Coward's Kiss
Mona (1961)
aka Sweet Slow Death / Grifter's Game
A Diet of Treacle (1961)
Grifter's Game (1961)
Killing Castro (1961)
Borderline (1962)
Warm and Willing (1964) (as by Jill Emerson)
Lucky at Cards (1964)
Enough of Sorrow (1965) (as by Jill Emerson)
The Girl with the Long Green Heart (1965)
Deadly Honeymoon (1967)
Passport to Peril (1967) (as by Anne Campbell Clark)
After the First Death (1969)
Such Men Are Dangerous (1969) (as by Paul Kavanagh)
Threesome (1970) (as by Jill Emerson)
Ronald Rabbit Is a Dirty Old Man (1971)
The Triumph of Evil (1972) (as by Paul Kavanagh)
Sensuous (1972) (as by Jill Emerson)
The Trouble with Eden (1973) (as by Jill Emerson)
Not Comin' Home to You (1974) (as by Paul Kavanagh)
A Week As Andrea Benstock (1975) (as by Jill Emerson)
Ariel (1979)
Code of Arms (1981) (with Harold King)
Into the Night (1987) (with Cornell Woolrich)
Random Walk (1988)
The Perfect Murder (1991) (with Sarah Caudwell, Tony Hillerman and Jack Hitt)
Batman's Helpers (1999)
The Lost Cases of Ed London (2001)
Cinderella Sims (2002)
Small Town (2003)
A Madwoman's Diary (2010) (as by Jill Emerson)
Thirty (2010) (as by Jill Emerson)
Getting Off (2011) (as by Jill Emerson)
Strange Embrace (2012) (as by Ben Christopher)
The Girl With the Deep Blue Eyes (2015)
Shadows (2016) (as by Jill Emerson)
Sinner Man (2016)
Omnibus
Collections
Sometimes They Bite (1983)
Like a Lamb to the Slaughter (1984)
Some Days You Get the Bear (1993)
By the Dawn's Early Light (1994)
Death Wish and Other Stories (1994)
One Night Stands (1999)
The Collected Mystery Stories (1999)
Enough Rope (2002)
One Night Stands and Lost Weekends (2008)
Hellcats and Honeygirls (2009) (with Donald E Westlake)
Masters of Noir (2010) (with Ed McBain and John D MacDonald)
Mostly Murder (2016) (with JC Andrijeski, Jerilyn Dufresne, Patrice Fitzgerald, Eric J Gates, Josh Hayes, Anne Kelleher, H B Moore, Chris Patchell, Samuel Peralta and B A Spangler)
Gym Rat & The Murder Club (2016) (with Matt Plass)
Like a Lamb to the Slaughter (1984)
Some Days You Get the Bear (1993)
By the Dawn's Early Light (1994)
Death Wish and Other Stories (1994)
One Night Stands (1999)
The Collected Mystery Stories (1999)
Enough Rope (2002)
One Night Stands and Lost Weekends (2008)
Hellcats and Honeygirls (2009) (with Donald E Westlake)
Masters of Noir (2010) (with Ed McBain and John D MacDonald)
Mostly Murder (2016) (with JC Andrijeski, Jerilyn Dufresne, Patrice Fitzgerald, Eric J Gates, Josh Hayes, Anne Kelleher, H B Moore, Chris Patchell, Samuel Peralta and B A Spangler)
Gym Rat & The Murder Club (2016) (with Matt Plass)
Plays
Novellas
Nothing Short of Highway Robbery (1977)
Catch & Release (2011)
A Chance to Get Even (2011)
Dolly's Trash & Treasures (2011)
Scenarios (2011)
Welcome to the Real World (2011)
Who Knows Where It Goes (2011)
Almost Perfect (2011)
As Dark as Christmas Gets (2011)
The Burglar Who Smelled Smoke (2011) (with Lynne Wood Block)
Headaches and Bad Dreams (2011)
In For a Penny (2011)
Sweet Little Hands (2011)
Terrible Tommy Terhune (2011)
Three in the Side Pocket (2011)
A Vision in White (2011)
You Don't Even Feel It (2011)
A Bad Night for Burglars (2011)
Like a Bone in the Throat (2011)
Collecting Ackermans (2013)
The Boy Who Disappeared Clouds (2013)
Cleveland in My Dreams (2013)
The Dettweiler Solution (2013)
Funny You Should Ask (2013)
One Thousand Dollars a Word (2013)
Strangers on a Handball Court (2013)
I Know How to Pick 'Em (2014)
Resume Speed (2016)
Catch & Release (2011)
A Chance to Get Even (2011)
Dolly's Trash & Treasures (2011)
Scenarios (2011)
Welcome to the Real World (2011)
Who Knows Where It Goes (2011)
Almost Perfect (2011)
As Dark as Christmas Gets (2011)
The Burglar Who Smelled Smoke (2011) (with Lynne Wood Block)
Headaches and Bad Dreams (2011)
In For a Penny (2011)
Sweet Little Hands (2011)
Terrible Tommy Terhune (2011)
Three in the Side Pocket (2011)
A Vision in White (2011)
You Don't Even Feel It (2011)
A Bad Night for Burglars (2011)
Like a Bone in the Throat (2011)
Collecting Ackermans (2013)
The Boy Who Disappeared Clouds (2013)
Cleveland in My Dreams (2013)
The Dettweiler Solution (2013)
Funny You Should Ask (2013)
One Thousand Dollars a Word (2013)
Strangers on a Handball Court (2013)
I Know How to Pick 'Em (2014)
Resume Speed (2016)
Series contributed to
Anthologies edited
Murder on the Run (1998)
Death Cruise (1999)
Master's Choice (1999)
Great Mystery Series (2000) (with Mary Higgins Clark and Ralph McInerny)
Opening Shots (2000)
Speaking of Lust (2001)
Speaking of Greed (2001)
Opening Shots Volume 2 (2001)
Speaking of Wrath (2002)
Blood on Their Hands (2003)
Manhattan Noir 2 (2008)
Manhattan Noir (2012)
Dark City Lights (2015)
In Sunlight or In Shadow (2016)
Alive in Shape and Color (2017)
Death Cruise (1999)
Master's Choice (1999)
Great Mystery Series (2000) (with Mary Higgins Clark and Ralph McInerny)
Opening Shots (2000)
Speaking of Lust (2001)
Speaking of Greed (2001)
Opening Shots Volume 2 (2001)
Speaking of Wrath (2002)
Blood on Their Hands (2003)
Manhattan Noir 2 (2008)
Manhattan Noir (2012)
Dark City Lights (2015)
In Sunlight or In Shadow (2016)
Alive in Shape and Color (2017)
Non fiction
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Anthologies containing stories by Lawrence Block
The Master's Choice Book 1 (1979)
Monsters in Our Midst (1993)
The King Is Dead (1994)
Night Screams (1996)
The Best of the Best (1998)
Monsters in Our Midst (1993)
The King Is Dead (1994)
Night Screams (1996)
The Best of the Best (1998)
Short stories
| Make a Prison (1958) | |||
| Hot Eyes, Cold Eyes (1978) | |||
| How Would You Like It? (1993) | |||
| The Tulsa Experience (1993) | |||
| The Burglar Who Dropped in on Elvis [short story] (1994) | |||
| Headaches and Bad Dreams (1997) |
Awards
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Lawrence Block recommends
The Specialty of the House (1967) Stanley Ellin "Ellin consistently wrote the best mystery stories of his time." | A Fine Red Rain (1987) (Inspector Rostnikov, book 4) Stuart M Kaminsky "Porfiry Rostnikov is a treasure." | First Kill All the Lawyers (1988) (Samantha Adams, book 1) Sarah Shankman "Right on target... A rollicking good read." |
Dead Pan (1992) (Jocelyn O'Roarke, book 4) Jane Dentinger "Jocelyn O'Rourke is bright, sophisticated, gorgeous, tough-minded, funny, and very good company." |  See No Evil (1998) (Marti MacAlister, book 6) Eleanor Taylor Bland "She's anything but bland... sharp and sassy and right on the money." |  Gangsters and Gold Diggers (2003) Jerome Charyn "The richest imagination in contemporary American letters." |
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