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When the Sacred Ginmill Closes is the sixth novel in the Matthew Scudder series by Lawrence Block. It starts out slow but eventually gathers together into a pretty good story. 10 out of 10 stars for a great novel and … Continued
A Walk Among the Tombstones by Lawrence Block is a novel from 1992 soon to be on the big screen starring Liam Neeson, one of my favorite actors. So of course I had to read the novel. 10 out of … Continued
Time to Murder and Create is the 2nd novel in the Matthew Scudder series by Lawrence Block. The 17 novels in the Matthew Scudder series can be broken up into the period in which he was drinking, the period in … Continued
A Dance at the Slaughterhouse is the ninth novel in the Matthew Scudder series by Lawrence Block. As usual, Block’s writing is impeccable, drawing you into a nightmarish world in which children are bought and sold for the sick purposes … Continued
All the Flowers are Dying is the 16th novel in the Matthew Scudder series by Lawrence Block. I’ve been reading them out of order (when I can get my hands on one), so this is the eighth Scudder book I’ve … Continued
A Ticket to the Boneyard is the eighth novel in the Matthew Scudder series by Lawrence Block. This one, too, was disappointing. 6 out of 10 stars for what would’ve been a great novel but for the last fourth of … Continued
A Stab in the Dark is the 4th novel in the Matthew Scudder series by Lawrence Block. As an earlier novel in the series, the writing is stronger and the characters more well-developed. I started reading the series with the … Continued
A Long Line of Dead Men is the twelfth novel in the Matthew Scudder series by Lawrence Block. It’s the fourth Matthew Scudder novel I’ve read and by far the worst. Although many Amazon reviewers claimed Block’s writing improved with … Continued
A Drop of the Hard Stuff is the 17th novel in the Matthew Scudder series by Lawrence Block. I’m reading the series out of order, because many of the earlier titles are hard to find, and I have to say … Continued