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Lawrence Block

USA  (1938 - )
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Jill Emerson, Chip Harrison, Paul Kavanagh, Sheldon Lord (with Donald E Westlake)
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About Lawrence Block
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.
 
New and Forthcoming Hardbacks
Hit Me
Hit Me
(Keller, book 5)

New and Forthcoming Paperbacks
Getting Off
Getting Off

Series
Babe in the Woods
 
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)
The Thief Who Couldn't SleepThe Cancelled CzechTanner's Twelve SwingersTwo for Tanner
Tanner's TigerHere Comes a HeroMe Tanner, You JaneTanner on Ice
 
Make Out with MurderNo ScoreChip Harrison Scores AgainThe Topless Tulip Caper
A.K.A. Chip Harrison: Make Out With Murder / Topless Tulip CaperIntroducing Chip Harrison: No Score / Chip Harrison Scores AgainThe Affairs of Chip Harrison
 
The Sins of the FathersTime to Murder and CreateIn the Midst of DeathA Stab in the Dark
Eight Million Ways to DieWhen the Sacred Ginmill ClosesOut on the Cutting EdgeA Ticket to the Boneyard
A Dance at the SlaughterhouseA Walk Among the TombstonesThe Devil Knows You're DeadA Long Line of Dead Men
Even the WickedEverybody DiesHope to DieAll the Flowers Are Dying
A Drop of the Hard StuffThe Matt Scudder Mysteries
 
Burglars Can't Be ChoosersThe Burglar in the ClosetThe Burglar Who Liked to Quote KiplingThe Burglar Who Studied Spinoza
The Burglar Who Painted like MondrianThe Burglar Who Traded Ted WilliamsThe Burglar Who Thought He Was BogartThe Burglar in the Library
The Burglar in the RyeThe Burglar on the ProwlThe Burglar Who Dropped in on ElvisThe Bernie Rhodenbarr Mysteries: Volume One
The Bernie Rhodenbarr Mysteries: Volume TwoLike a Thief in the Night
 
Keller
1. Hit Man (1998)
2. Hit List (2000)
3. Hit Parade (2006)
4. Hit and Run (2008)
5. Hit Me (2013)
Hit ManHit ListHit ParadeHit and Run
Hit Me
 
Novels
Getting Off (writing as Jill Emerson)
The Specialists (1960)
Kept (1960) (writing as Sheldon Lord)
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
Warm and Willing (1964) (writing as Jill Emerson)
Enough of Sorrow (1965) (writing as Jill Emerson)
The Girl with the Long Green Heart (1965)
Deadly Honeymoon (1967)
After the First Death (1969)
Such Men Are Dangerous (1969) (writing as Paul Kavanagh)
Threesome (1970) (writing as Jill Emerson)
The Triumph of Evil (1971) (writing as Paul Kavanagh)
Ronald Rabbit Is a Dirty Old Man (1971)
Sensuous (1972) (writing as Jill Emerson)
The Trouble with Eden (1973) (writing as Jill Emerson)
Not Comin' Home to You (1974) (writing as Paul Kavanagh)
A Week As Andrea Benstock (1975) (writing as Jill Emerson)
Ariel (1979)
Code of Arms (1982) (with Harold King)
Into the Night (1987) (with Cornell Woolrich)
Random Walk (1988)
The Perfect Murder: Five Great Mystery Writers Create the Perfect Crime (1991) (with Sarah Caudwell, Tony Hillerman and Jack Hitt)
Batman's Helpers (1999)
The Lost Cases of Ed London (2001)
Small Town: A Novel of New York (2002)
Cinderella Sims (2002)
Lucky at Cards (2007)
A Diet of Treacle (2008)
Killing Castro (2009)
Grifter's Game (2011)
Getting OffThe SpecialistsKeptThe Case of the Pornographic Photos
Death Pulls a DoublecrossMonaWarm and WillingEnough of Sorrow
The Girl with the Long Green HeartDeadly HoneymoonAfter the First DeathSuch Men Are Dangerous
ThreesomeThe Triumph of EvilRonald Rabbit Is a Dirty Old ManSensuous
The Trouble with EdenNot Comin' Home to YouA Week As Andrea BenstockAriel
Code of ArmsInto the NightRandom WalkThe Perfect Murder: Five Great Mystery Writers Create the Perfect Crime
Batman's HelpersThe Lost Cases of Ed LondonSmall Town: A Novel of New YorkCinderella Sims
Lucky at CardsA Diet of TreacleKilling CastroGrifter's Game
 
Collections
Sometimes They BiteLike a Lamb to the Slaughter: StoriesSome Days You Get the Bear: StoriesBy the Dawn's Early Light: and Other Stories
Death Wish and Other StoriesOne Night Stands: Early StoriesThe Collected Mystery StoriesEnough Rope: Collected Stories
One Night Stands and Lost WeekendsMasters of Noir: Volume ThreeHellcats and Honeygirls
 
Novellas
A Chance to Get EvenScenariosWelcome to the Real WorldWho Knows Where It Goes
Almost PerfectAs Dark as Christmas GetsThe Burglar Who Smelled SmokeHeadaches and Bad Dreams
In For a PennySweet Little HandsTerrible Tommy TerhuneThree in the Side Pocket
A Vision in WhiteYou Don't Even Feel ItA Bad Night for BurglarsLike a Bone in the Throat
 
Series contributed to
The Best American Mystery Stories 2001
 
Terror's Echo
 
Anthologies edited
Murder on the RunDeath Cruise: Crime Stories on the Open SeasMaster's ChoiceOpening Shots
Great Mystery Series: 11 of the Best Mystery Short Stories from Alfred Hitchcock's And Ellery Queen's Mystery MagazinesSpeaking of LustSpeaking of GreedOpening Shots Volume 2: More Great Mystery and Crime Writers Share their First Published Stories
Speaking of WrathBlood on Their HandsManhattan Noir 2: The Classics
 
Non fiction
Writing the Novel: From Plot to PrintTelling Lies for Fun and ProfitWrite for Your LifeSpider, Spin Me a Web: A Handbook for Fiction Writers
After Hours: Conversations with Lawrence BlockGangsters, Swindlers, Killers, and Thieves: The Lives and Crimes of Fifty American VillainsStep by Step: A Pedestrian MemoirIntroducing Myself & Others
The Liar's Bible: A Handbook for Fiction WritersThe Liar's Companion: A Field Guide for Fiction WritersAfterthoughts
 
Anthologies containing stories by Lawrence Block
Monsters in Our MidstThe King Is Dead: Tales of Elvis Post-MortemNight ScreamsThe Best of the Best
Crimes of Passion
 
Short stories
Make a Prison (1958)
Nothing Short of Highway Robbery (1977)
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
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1992) : A Dance at the Slaughterhouse
Edgar Awards Best Novel winner (1992) : A Dance at the Slaughterhouse
Shamus Awards Best Novel winner (1994) : The Devil Knows You're Dead
Shamus Awards Best Novel nominee (1995) : A Long Line of Dead Men
Edgar Awards Best Novel nominee (1995) : A Long Line of Dead Men


Links to other websites
lawrenceblock.com


Lawrence Block recommends
The Specialty of the House: And Other Stories
The Specialty of the House: And Other Stories (1967)
Stanley Ellin
"Ellin consistently wrote the best mystery stories of his time."
A Fine Red Rain
A Fine Red Rain (1987)
(Inspector Rostnikov, book 5)
Stuart M Kaminsky
"Porfiry Rostnikov is a treasure."
First Kill All the Lawyers
First Kill All the Lawyers (1988)
(Samantha Adams, book 1)
Sarah Shankman
"Right on target... A rollicking good read."
Dead Pan
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
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: Old New York, the Jazz Age, And the Birth of Broadway
Gangsters and Gold Diggers: Old New York, the Jazz Age, And the Birth of Broadway (2003)
Jerome Charyn
"The richest imagination in contemporary American letters."



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