When the Sacred Ginmill Closes

When the Sacred Ginmill Closes

Author: Lawrence Block

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2009-10-06

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 0061983845

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In the dark days, in a sad and lonely place, ex-cop Matt Scudder is drinking his life away -- and doing "favors" for pay for his ginmill cronies. But when three such assignments flow together in dangerous and disturbing ways, he'll need to change his priorities from boozing to surviving.


When The Sacred Ginmill Closes

When The Sacred Ginmill Closes

Author: Lawrence Block

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2010-07-22

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 1409130126

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A superb thriller from the writer of A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES. Scudder is a witness to a heist in an illegal drinking den, and the owners would like him to find the culprits, while another witness wants him to investigate the murder of his wife.


Eight Million Ways to Die

Eight Million Ways to Die

Author: Lawrence Block

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 1993-02-01

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9780380715732

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Nobody knows better than Matthew Scudder how far down a person can sink in this city. A young prostitute named Kim knew it also—and she wanted out. Maybe Kim didn't deserve the life fate had dealt her. She surely didn't deserve her death. The alcoholic ex-cop turned p.i. was supposed to protect her, but someone slashed her to ribbons on a crumbling New York City waterfront pier. Now finding Kim's killer will be Scudder's penance. But there are lethal secrets hiding in the slain hooker's past that are far dirtier than her trade. And there are many ways of dying in this cruel and dangerous town—some quick and brutal ... and some agonizingly slow.


A Drop of the Hard Stuff

A Drop of the Hard Stuff

Author: Lawrence Block

Publisher: Little, Brown

Published: 2011-05-12

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 031613273X

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Facing his demons in his first year of sobriety, Matthew Scudder finds himself on the trail of a killer. When Scudder's childhood friend Jack Ellery is murdered, presumably while attempting to atone for past sins, Scudder reluctantly begins his own investigation, with just one lead: Ellery's Alcoholics Anonymous list of people he wronged. One of them may be a killer, but that's not necessarily Scudder's greatest danger. Immersing himself in Ellery's world may lead him right back to the bar stool. In a novel widely celebrated by critics and readers, Lawrence Block circle back to how it all began, reestablishing the Matthew Scudder series as one of the pinnacles of American detective fiction. "Right up there with Mr. Block's best . . . A Drop of Hard Stuff keeps us guessing." -- Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal


The Sins Of The Fathers

The Sins Of The Fathers

Author: Lawrence Block

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2011-10-20

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13: 1409138666

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The first novel in the explosive Matthew Scudder Series. The tenth novel in the series - A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES - is set to be a major Hollywood film, starring Liam Neeson. A pretty young girl is butchered in her Greenwich Village apartment. The prime suspect, a minister's son, is found dead in his jail cell. As far as the NYPD is concerned, the case is closed. But ex-cop Matt Scudder, is persuaded to look into the case by the dead girl's father. And suddenly he's up to his neck in sleaze and corruption, phoney religious cults and murderous lust. In New York's underbelly, the children have no choice but to pay the price for their parent's most unspeakable sins...


A Time to Scatter Stones

A Time to Scatter Stones

Author: Lawrence Block

Publisher: LB Productions

Published: 2020-09-04

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9780991068494

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More than 40 years after his debut and nearly a decade since his last appearance, one of the most renowned characters in all of crime fiction is back on the case. Well past retirement age and feeling his years-but still staying sober one day at a time-Matthew Scudder learns that alcoholics aren't the only ones who count the days since their last slip. Matt's longtime partner, Elaine, tells him of a group of former sex workers who do something similar, helping each other stay out of the life. But when one young woman describes an abusive client who's refusing to let her quit, Elaine encourages her to get help of a different sort. The sort only Scudder can deliver. A Time to Scatter Stones offers not just a gripping crime story but also a richly drawn portrait of Block's most famous character as he grapples with his own mortality while proving to the younger generation that he's still got what it takes. For Scudder's millions of fans around the world (including the many who met the character through Liam Neeson's portrayal in the film version of A Walk Among the Tombstones), A Time to Scatter Stones is an unexpected gift-a valedictory appearance that will remind readers why Scudder is simply the best there is.


A Stab in the Dark

A Stab in the Dark

Author: Lawrence Block

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2009-10-13

Total Pages: 307

ISBN-13: 0061803987

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Time to Murder and Create

Time to Murder and Create

Author: Lawrence Block

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2009-10-13

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 0061807125

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Small-time stoolie, Jake " The Spinner" Jablon, made a lot of new enemies when he switched careers, from informer to blackmailer. And the more "clients", he figured, the more money -- and more people eager to see him dead. So no one is surprised when the pigeon is found floating in the East River with his skull bashed in.And what's worse, no one cares -- except Matthew Scudder. The ex-cop-turned-private-eye is no conscientious avenging angel. But he's willing to risk his own life and limb to confront Spinner's most murderously aggressive marks. A job's a job after all -- and Scudder's been paid to find a killer -- by the victim...in advance.


The Devil Knows You're Dead

The Devil Knows You're Dead

Author: Lawrence Block

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2009-10-13

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 006180939X

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A deranged derelict, a crazed Vietnam vet, has been arrested for gunning down successful young lawyer Glenn Holtzmann at a corner phone booth on Eleventh Avenue -- and the suspect's brother wants p.i. Matthew Scudder to prove the madman innocent. But Scudder's curiosity and dedication are leading him to dark, unexplored places in his own heart...and to passions and secrets that could destroy everything be loves.