List 10 of books by Lawrence Block

One Last Night at Grogans's

Matthew Scudder short stories, #11

by Lawrence Block
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015

I began writing about Matthew Scudder in the mid-1970s. The first novel, The Sins of the Fathers, appeared in 1975, and A Drop of the Hard Stuff—the 17th and most recent—was published in 2011. Over the years Scudder has also been featured in 11 short works of fiction. One Last Night at...

By the Dawn's Early Light

Matthew Scudder short stories, #3

by Lawrence Block
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2015

I began writing about Matthew Scudder in the mid-1970s. The first novel, The Sins of the Fathers, appeared in 1975, and A Drop of the Hard Stuff—the 17th and most recent—was published in 2011. Over the years Scudder has also been featured in 11 short works of fiction; By the Dawn's Early Light,...

The Merciful Angel of Death

Matthew Scudder short stories, #5

by Lawrence Block
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2015

I began writing about Matthew Scudder in the mid-1970s. The first novel, The Sins of the Fathers, appeared in 1975, and A Drop of the Hard Stuff—the 17th and most recent—was published in 2011. Over the years Scudder has also been featured in 11 short works of fiction. The Merciful Angel of Death...

Born to be Bad

Collection of Classic Erotica, #9

by Lawrence Block
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2018

When I decided to reissue my early books in the Collection of Classic Erotica, I did so without realizing what I was getting myself into. I would have to read them again. Or, as in the case of BORN TO BE BAD, I'd have to read them for the first time. I remembered just three things about...

Of Shame and Joy

Collection of Classic Erotica, #11

by Lawrence Block
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2018

O Rose thou art sick. / The invisible worm, /That flies in the night / In the howling storm: /Has found out thy bed / Of crimson joy: /And his dark secret love / Does thy life destroy. Those eight lines constitute the complete text of "The Sick Rose," published by William Blake in...

Ein letzter Abend im Grogan’s

Matthew Scudder Kurzgeschichten, #11

by Lawrence Block
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2018

Ich begann Mitte der siebziger Jahre damit, über Matthew Scudder zu schreiben. Der erste Roman, »Die Sünden der Väter«, erschien 1975, der 17. und bislang letzte Roman der Reihe, »Ein Tropfen vom harten Zeug«, wurde 2011 veröffentlicht. Im Laufe der Jahre verfasste ich auch elf Kurzgeschichten...

Different Strokes

John Warren Wells on Human Behavior

by Lawrence Block, as John Warren Wells
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2018

In the early 1970s, with Deep Throat and The Devil in Miss Jones rewriting film history, John Warren Wells hired on to write the script for a high-quality pornographic movie. Originally published by Dell, Different Strokes includes the remarkable script he delivered, the production diary he kept,...

Let's Get Lost

by Lawrence Block
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2013

I began writing about Matthew Scudder in the mid-1970s. The first novel, The Sins of the Fathers, appeared in 1975, and A Drop of the Hard Stuff—the 17th and most recent—was published in 2011. Over the years Scudder has also been featured in 11 short works of fiction; Let's Get Lost, which...

Le Pouce de l'assassin

by Lawrence Block
Language: French
Release Date: March 7, 2012

Keller est comme tout le monde : il travaille, il se repose, il va au cinéma et s’occupe sérieusement de sa collection de timbres. Quand on l’appelle pour siéger au tribunal en tant que juré, il fait son devoir de citoyen. Et si sa patronne l’appelle de White Plains pour aller tuer quelqu’un,...

La musique et la nuit

by Lawrence Block
Language: French
Release Date: January 21, 2015

« Comme portrait non seulement d’un homme, mais d’une ville qui change au fil des ans, vous ne trouverez pas mieux. » Crime Scene Scotland Reviews C’est toute la vie de Matt Scudder, l’un des plus grands personnages de roman policier, que Lawrence Block nous laisse entrevoir au fil des...

Ein Moment falschen Denkens

Matthew Scudder Kurzgeschichten, #9

by Lawrence Block
Language: German
Release Date: May 7, 2018

Ich begann Mitte der siebziger Jahre damit, über Matthew Scudder zu schreiben. Der erste Roman, »Die Sünden der Väter«, erschien 1975, der 17. und bislang letzte Roman der Reihe, »Ein Schluck vom harten Zeug«, wurde 2011 veröffentlicht. Im Laufe der Jahre verfasste ich auch elf Kurzgeschichten...

Eine Kerze für die Stadtstreicherin

Matthew Scudder Kurzgeschichten, #2

by Lawrence Block
Language: German
Release Date: September 13, 2017

Die zweite Kurzgeschichte mit dem New Yorker Privatdetektiv Matthew Scudder. »Ich begann Mitte der siebziger Jahre damit, über Matthew Scudder zu schreiben. Der erste Roman, ›Die Sünden der Väter‹ (›The Sins of the Fathers‹), erschien 1975, der 17. und bislang letzte Roman der Reihe,...

Kellers Konkurrent

Keller, #2

by Lawrence Block
Language: German
Release Date: May 1, 2019

Keller, einsamer Großstadtcowboy und abgebrühter Auftragskiller, hat in Kellers Konkurrent seinen zweiten großen Auftritt. Kirkus Reviews hatte dazu Folgendes zu sagen: »Nach seinem aufsehenerregenden Debüt in dem Shortstory-Zyklus Kellers Metier erfüllt John Keller nun den sehnlichsten...

Verloren und gefunden

Matthew Scudder Kurzgeschichten, #8