There is no accolade or major mystery award that has notalready been bestowed upon Lawrence Block. His acclaimed crime novels are as intelligent, provocative, and emotionally complex as they are nerve-tighteningly intense. And perhaps the most respected of his myriad works are the Matthew Scudderbooks-masterworks of suspenseful invention featuring a remarkable protagonistrich in conscience and character, with all the flaws that his humanity entails. This is the det.
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