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Lawrence Block


USA flag (b.1938)

aka Howard Bond, Ben Christopher, Anne Campbell Clark, Liz Crowley, Jill Emerson external link, Lesley Evans, Chip Harrison, Don Holliday external link, Paul Kavanagh, Sheldon Lord external link, Andrew Shaw external link, 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.
 

Genres: Mystery, Cozy Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Literary Fiction
 
Series
Classic Crime Library
   1. After the First Death (1969)
   2. Deadly Honeymoon (1967)
   3. Grifter's Game (1961)
     aka Mona / Sweet Slow Death
   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. You Could Call it Murder (1961)
     aka Markham / The Case of the Pornographic Photos
   13. Coward's Kiss (1961)
     aka Death Pulls a Doublecross
   14. Cinderella Sims (1961)
   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
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Evan Tanner
   1. The Thief Who Couldn't Sleep (1966)
   2. The Cancelled Czech (1966)
   3. Tanner's Twelve Swingers (1967)
   4. The Scoreless Thai (1967)
     aka Two for Tanner
   5. Tanner's Tiger (1968)
   6. Tanner's Virgin (1968)
     aka Here Comes a Hero
   7. Me Tanner, You Jane (1970)
   8. Tanner on Ice (1998)
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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)
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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)
   The Autobiography of Matthew Scudder (2023)
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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)
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Keller
   1. Hit Man (1998)
   2. Hit List (2000)
   3. Hit Parade (2006)
   4. Hit and Run (2008)
   Keller in Dallas (2009)
   Keller's Adjustment (2012)
   Keller on the Spot (2013)
   5. Hit Me (2013)
   Keller's Horoscope (2013)
   Keller's Therapy (2013)
   Keller in Des Moines (2016)
   Keller the Dogkiller (2016)
   Keller's Designated Hitter (2016)
   6. Keller's Fedora (2016)
   Keller's Homecoming (2016)
   Quotidian Keller (2017)
   Answers to Soldier (2021)
   Dogs Walked, Plants Watered (2021)
   Keller in Retirement (2021)
   Keller in Shining Armor (2021)
   Keller on Horseback (2021)
   Keller's Choice (2021)
   Keller's Last Refuge (2021)
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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)
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Novels
   I Sell Love (1960) (as by Liz Crowley)
   Borderline (1962)
   Sex Takes a Holiday (1964) (as by Howard Bond)
   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 others)
   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)
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Collections
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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)
   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)
   Playing Games (2023)
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Plays
   How Far (2011)
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Novellas and Short Stories
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Non fiction
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Omnibus editions
   Strange Embrace / 69 Barrow Street (2012) (as by Ben Christopher)
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Series contributed to
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Anthologies containing stories by Lawrence Block
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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
Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1983) : Eight Million Ways to Die
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1990) : Out on the Cutting Edge
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1991) : A Ticket to the Boneyard
Edgar Awards Best Novel winner (1992) : A Dance at the Slaughterhouse
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1992) : A Dance at the Slaughterhouse
Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1994) : The Devil Knows You're Dead
Edgar Awards Best Novel nominee (1995) : A Long Line of Dead Men
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1995) : A Long Line of Dead Men
Dagger Awards Best Book nominee (2009) : Hit and Run


Lawrence Block recommends
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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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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."
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Gangsters and Gold Diggers (2003)
Jerome Charyn
"The richest imagination in contemporary American letters."
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See No Evil (1998)
(Marti MacAlister, book 6)
Eleanor Taylor Bland
"She's anything but bland... sharp and sassy and right on the money."
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Dead Pan (1992)
(Jocelyn O'Roarke, book 4)
Jane Dentinger
"Jocelyn O'Rourke is bright, sophisticated, gorgeous, tough-minded, funny, and very good company."
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First Kill All the Lawyers (1988)
(Samantha Adams, book 1)
Sarah Shankman
"Right on target... A rollicking good read."

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