Lawrence Block
(1938 - )aka
Jill Emerson, Chip Harrison, Paul Kavanagh, Sheldon Lord (with Donald E Westlake)
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.
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 (1968)
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 (1968)
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 (writing as Chip Harrison)
No Score (1970)
Chip Harrison Scores Again (1971)
aka Chip Harrison Scores Again
3. Make Out with Murder (1974)
aka Five Little Rich Girls
The Topless Tulip Caper (1975)
A.K.A. Chip Harrison: Make Out With Murder / Topless Tulip Caper (omnibus) (1983)
Introducing Chip Harrison: No Score / Chip Harrison Scores Again (omnibus) (1984)
The Affairs of Chip Harrison (omnibus) (2001)
No Score (1970)
Chip Harrison Scores Again (1971)
aka Chip Harrison Scores Again
3. Make Out with Murder (1974)
aka Five Little Rich Girls
The Topless Tulip Caper (1975)
A.K.A. Chip Harrison: Make Out With Murder / Topless Tulip Caper (omnibus) (1983)
Introducing Chip Harrison: No Score / Chip Harrison Scores Again (omnibus) (1984)
The Affairs of Chip Harrison (omnibus) (2001)
Matthew Scudder
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes (1973)
In the Midst of Death (1976)
The Sins of the Fathers (1976)
Time to Murder and Create (1979)
A Stab in the Dark (1981)
Eight Million Ways to Die (1982)
Out on the Cutting Edge (1989)
A Ticket to the Boneyard (1990)
A Dance at the Slaughterhouse (1991)
A Walk Among the Tombstones (1992)
The Devil Knows You're Dead (1993)
A Long Line of Dead Men (1994)
Even the Wicked (1996)
The Matt Scudder Mysteries (omnibus) (1997)
Everybody Dies (1998)
Hope to Die (2001)
All the Flowers Are Dying (2005)
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes (1973)
In the Midst of Death (1976)
The Sins of the Fathers (1976)
Time to Murder and Create (1979)
A Stab in the Dark (1981)
Eight Million Ways to Die (1982)
Out on the Cutting Edge (1989)
A Ticket to the Boneyard (1990)
A Dance at the Slaughterhouse (1991)
A Walk Among the Tombstones (1992)
The Devil Knows You're Dead (1993)
A Long Line of Dead Men (1994)
Even the Wicked (1996)
The Matt Scudder Mysteries (omnibus) (1997)
Everybody Dies (1998)
Hope to Die (2001)
All the Flowers Are Dying (2005)
Bernie Rhodenbarr
Burglars Can't Be Choosers (1977)
The Burglar in the Closet (1978)
The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling (1979)
The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza (1980)
The Burglar Who Painted like Mondrian (1983)
The Burglar Who Traded Ted Williams (1994)
The Burglar Who Thought He Was Bogart (1995)
The Burglar in the Library (1997)
The Burglar in the Rye (1999)
The Burglar Who Dropped in on Elvis (2000)
The Burglar on the Prowl (2004)
Burglars Can't Be Choosers (1977)
The Burglar in the Closet (1978)
The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling (1979)
The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza (1980)
The Burglar Who Painted like Mondrian (1983)
The Burglar Who Traded Ted Williams (1994)
The Burglar Who Thought He Was Bogart (1995)
The Burglar in the Library (1997)
The Burglar in the Rye (1999)
The Burglar Who Dropped in on Elvis (2000)
The Burglar on the Prowl (2004)
Novels
The Specialists (1960)
Kept (1960) (writing as Sheldon Lord)
Mona (1961)
aka Sweet Slow Death / Grifter's Game
The Case of the Pornographic Photos (1961)
aka Markham / You Could Call it Murder
Death Pulls a Doublecross (1961)
aka Coward's Kiss
Warm and Willing (1964) (writing as Jill Emerson)
Enough of Sorrow (1965) (writing as Jill Emerson)
The Girl with the Long Green Heart (1965)
Such Men Are Dangerous (1969) (writing as Paul Kavanagh)
After the First Death (1969)
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)
Deadly Honeymoon (1981)
Code of Arms (1982)
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)
Cinderella Sims (2002)
Small Town: A Novel of New York (2002)
Lucky at Cards (2007)
A Diet of Treacle (2008)
Kept (1960) (writing as Sheldon Lord)
Mona (1961)
aka Sweet Slow Death / Grifter's Game
The Case of the Pornographic Photos (1961)
aka Markham / You Could Call it Murder
Death Pulls a Doublecross (1961)
aka Coward's Kiss
Warm and Willing (1964) (writing as Jill Emerson)
Enough of Sorrow (1965) (writing as Jill Emerson)
The Girl with the Long Green Heart (1965)
Such Men Are Dangerous (1969) (writing as Paul Kavanagh)
After the First Death (1969)
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)
Deadly Honeymoon (1981)
Code of Arms (1982)
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)
Cinderella Sims (2002)
Small Town: A Novel of New York (2002)
Lucky at Cards (2007)
A Diet of Treacle (2008)
Collections
Sometimes They Bite (1983)
Like a Lamb to the Slaughter: Stories (1984)
Some Days You Get the Bear: Stories (1992)
By the Dawn's Early Light: and Other Stories (1994)
One Night Stands: Early Stories (1999)
The Collected Mystery Stories (1999)
Death Wish and Other Stories (2000)
Enough Rope: Collected Stories (2002)
One Night Stands and Lost Weekends (2008)
Like a Lamb to the Slaughter: Stories (1984)
Some Days You Get the Bear: Stories (1992)
By the Dawn's Early Light: and Other Stories (1994)
One Night Stands: Early Stories (1999)
The Collected Mystery Stories (1999)
Death Wish and Other Stories (2000)
Enough Rope: Collected Stories (2002)
One Night Stands and Lost Weekends (2008)
Series contributed to
Anthologies edited
Murder on the Run (1998)
Death Cruise: Crime Stories on the Open Seas (1999)
Master's Choice (1999)
Opening Shots (2000)
Great Mystery Series: 11 of the Best Mystery Short Stories from Alfred Hitchcock's And Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazines (2000) (with Mary Higgins Clark and Ralph McInerny)
Speaking of Lust (2001)
Speaking of Greed (2001)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2001 (2001) (with Otto Penzler)
Opening Shots Volume 2: More Great Mystery and Crime Writers Share their First Published Stories (2001)
Speaking of Wrath (2002)
Blood on Their Hands (2003)
Death Cruise: Crime Stories on the Open Seas (1999)
Master's Choice (1999)
Opening Shots (2000)
Great Mystery Series: 11 of the Best Mystery Short Stories from Alfred Hitchcock's And Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazines (2000) (with Mary Higgins Clark and Ralph McInerny)
Speaking of Lust (2001)
Speaking of Greed (2001)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2001 (2001) (with Otto Penzler)
Opening Shots Volume 2: More Great Mystery and Crime Writers Share their First Published Stories (2001)
Speaking of Wrath (2002)
Blood on Their Hands (2003)
Non fiction
Writing the Novel: From Plot to Print (1979)
Telling Lies for Fun and Profit (1981)
Write for Your Life (1986)
Spider, Spin Me a Web: A Handbook for Fiction Writers (1988)
After Hours: Conversations with Lawrence Block (1995)
Gangsters, Swindlers, Killers, and Thieves: The Lives and Crimes of Fifty American Villains (2004)
Telling Lies for Fun and Profit (1981)
Write for Your Life (1986)
Spider, Spin Me a Web: A Handbook for Fiction Writers (1988)
After Hours: Conversations with Lawrence Block (1995)
Gangsters, Swindlers, Killers, and Thieves: The Lives and Crimes of Fifty American Villains (2004)
Anthologies containing stories by Lawrence Block
The Master's Choice Book 1 (1979)
Monsters in Our Midst (1993)
The King Is Dead: Tales of Elvis Post-Mortem (1994)
Night Screams (1995)
The Best of the Best (1997)
Crimes of Passion (1997)
Monsters in Our Midst (1993)
The King Is Dead: Tales of Elvis Post-Mortem (1994)
Night Screams (1995)
The Best of the Best (1997)
Crimes of Passion (1997)
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 (1994) | |||
| Headaches and Bad Dreams (1997) |
Awards
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Links to other websites
| lawrenceblock.com |
Lawrence Block recommends
 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 (1987) (Inspector Rostnikov, book 5) 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: 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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