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Lawrence Block
(b.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 WellsA 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.
Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Literary Fiction
Series
Classic Crime Library
1. After the First Death (1969)
2. Deadly Honeymoon (1967)
3. Grifter's Game (1961)
4. The Girl with the Long Green Heart (1965)
5. The Specialists (1960)
6. The Triumph of Evil (1972) (as by Paul Kavanagh)
7. Such Men Are Dangerous (1969) (as by Paul Kavanagh)
8. Not Comin' Home to You (1974) (as by Paul Kavanagh)
9. Lucky at Cards (1964)
10. Killing Castro (1961)
11. A Diet of Treacle (1961)
12. The Case of the Pornographic Photos (1961)
aka Markham / You Could Call it Murder
13. Death Pulls a Doublecross (1961)
aka Coward's Kiss
14. Cinderella Sims (2002)
15. Passport to Peril (1967) (as by Anne Campbell Clark)
16. Ariel (1979)
19. Strange Embrace (1962) (as by Ben Christopher)
aka Broadway Can Be Murder
1. After the First Death (1969)
2. Deadly Honeymoon (1967)
3. Grifter's Game (1961)
4. The Girl with the Long Green Heart (1965)
5. The Specialists (1960)
6. The Triumph of Evil (1972) (as by Paul Kavanagh)
7. Such Men Are Dangerous (1969) (as by Paul Kavanagh)
8. Not Comin' Home to You (1974) (as by Paul Kavanagh)
9. Lucky at Cards (1964)
10. Killing Castro (1961)
11. A Diet of Treacle (1961)
12. The Case of the Pornographic Photos (1961)
aka Markham / You Could Call it Murder
13. Death Pulls a Doublecross (1961)
aka Coward's Kiss
14. Cinderella Sims (2002)
15. Passport to Peril (1967) (as by Anne Campbell Clark)
16. Ariel (1979)
19. Strange Embrace (1962) (as by Ben Christopher)
aka Broadway Can Be Murder
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)
Affairs of 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) (as by Chip Harrison)
6. As Dark as Christmas Gets (2011)
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) (as by Chip Harrison)
6. As Dark as Christmas Gets (2011)
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)
18. The Night and The Music (2013)
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)
18. The Night and The Music (2013)
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)
12. The Burglar in Short Order (2020)
The Burglar Who Dropped in on Elvis (1999)
Like a Thief in the Night (2011)
The Bernie Rhodenbarr Mysteries (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)
12. The Burglar in Short Order (2020)
The Burglar Who Dropped in on Elvis (1999)
Like a Thief in the Night (2011)
The Bernie Rhodenbarr Mysteries (2011)
The Burglar Takes a Cat (2013)
Matthew Scudder Stories
1. Out the Window (2012)
2. A Candle for the Bag Lady (2012)
3. By the Dawn's Early Light (1994)
4. Batman's Helpers (1999)
5. The Merciful Angel of Death (2012)
6. The Night and The Music (2013)
7. Looking for David (2012)
8. Let's Get Lost (2012)
9. A Moment of Wrong Thinking (2012)
11. One Last Night at Grogan's (2012)
A Time to Scatter Stones (2019)
1. Out the Window (2012)
2. A Candle for the Bag Lady (2012)
3. By the Dawn's Early Light (1994)
4. Batman's Helpers (1999)
5. The Merciful Angel of Death (2012)
6. The Night and The Music (2013)
7. Looking for David (2012)
8. Let's Get Lost (2012)
9. A Moment of Wrong Thinking (2012)
11. One Last Night at Grogan's (2012)
A Time to Scatter Stones (2019)
Keller
1. Hit Man (1998)
2. Hit List (2000)
3. Hit Parade (2006)
4. Hit and Run (2008)
5. Hit Me (2013)
6. Keller's Fedora (2016)
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 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)
6. Keller's Fedora (2016)
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 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)
11. 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)
11. 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
I Sell Love (1960) (as by Liz Crowley)
Mona (1961)
aka Sweet Slow Death / Grifter's Game
Borderline (1962)
Ronald Rabbit Is a Dirty Old Man (1971)
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)
The Lost Cases of Ed London (2001)
Small Town (2003)
The Girl With the Deep Blue Eyes (2015)
Sinner Man (2016)
Dead Girl Blues (2020)
Mona (1961)
aka Sweet Slow Death / Grifter's Game
Borderline (1962)
Ronald Rabbit Is a Dirty Old Man (1971)
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)
The Lost Cases of Ed London (2001)
Small Town (2003)
The Girl With the Deep Blue Eyes (2015)
Sinner Man (2016)
Dead Girl Blues (2020)
Omnibus
Collections
Sometimes They Bite (1983)
Like a Lamb to the Slaughter (1984)
Some Days You Get the Bear (1993)
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 (2010) (with Donald E Westlake)
Gym Rat & The Murder Club (2016) (with Matt Plass)
Murder On Christmas Eve (2017) (with Margery Allingham, Marjorie Bowen, John Dickson Carr, G K Chesterton, Michael Innes, Val McDermid, Ellis Peters, Ian Rankin and Julian Symons)
Resume Speed and Other Stories (2018)
Like a Lamb to the Slaughter (1984)
Some Days You Get the Bear (1993)
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 (2010) (with Donald E Westlake)
Gym Rat & The Murder Club (2016) (with Matt Plass)
Murder On Christmas Eve (2017) (with Margery Allingham, Marjorie Bowen, John Dickson Carr, G K Chesterton, Michael Innes, Val McDermid, Ellis Peters, Ian Rankin and Julian Symons)
Resume Speed and Other Stories (2018)
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)
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)
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)
Dark City Lights (2015)
In Sunlight or In Shadow (2016)
Alive in Shape and Color (2017)
At Home in the Dark (2019)
From Sea to Stormy Sea (2019)
The Darkling Halls of Ivy (2020)
Collectibles (2021)
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)
Dark City Lights (2015)
In Sunlight or In Shadow (2016)
Alive in Shape and Color (2017)
At Home in the Dark (2019)
From Sea to Stormy Sea (2019)
The Darkling Halls of Ivy (2020)
Collectibles (2021)
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."
Widows-in-law (2019)
Michele W Miller
"Michele Miller has had more lives than a cat, and they've made her a writer of passion and substance."
Chasing Jack (2020)
Parnell Hall
"Chasing Jack is what you'll find if you look up 'Black Humor' in your Funkin' Wagnalls. The wit is savage, the pace relentless. Parnell Hall, always outstanding, has never been better."
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