Book Review By Derryll White Block, Lawrence (1992). A Walk Among the Tombstones. Lawrence Block is a master of the dark, the noir side of…
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Lawrence Block is an exquisite craftsman
Book Review By Derryll White Block, Lawrence (1992). A Walk Among the Tombstones. Lawrence Block is a master of the dark, the noir side of…
Lawrence Block is old school but worth reading
Book Review By Derryll White Block, Lawrence (1990). A Ticket to the Boneyard. “Life, I’d heard someone say, is a comedy for those who think…
Lawrence Block at his best
Book Review By Derryll White Block, Lawrence (1986). When the Sacred Ginmill Closes. “And so we’ll drink the final glass Each to his joy…
Lawrence Block is a consummate storyteller
Book Review By Derryll White Block, Lawrence (2001). Hope To Die. This is a Matt Scudder novel. Matt is an ex – ex-cop, ex-alcoholic, ex-P.I.,…
A fast and funny read
Book Review By Derryll White Block, Lawrence (1978). The Burglar In the Closet. Sir, he who would earn his bread writing books must have the…
Lawrence Block is worth the effort
Book Review By Derryll White Block, Lawrence (1981). A Stab In the Dark. “…. most investigatory work is like that. If she just roots around…
Strong beginning for noted and gifted series
Book Review By Derryll White Block, Lawrence (1997). Burglars Can’t Be Choosers. I return to writers like Lawrence Block, Stewart Kaminsky and John D. MacDonald…
Block grittily demonstrates egregious message
Book Review By Derryll White Block, Lawrence (1982). Eight Million Ways To Die. This is a Matthew Scudder mystery, fifth in the series. Scudder is…