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Lawrence Block

American crime writer

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American writer

Born 24 June 1938

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  • Cover of: Stories: all new tales
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    Cover of edition isbn_9780061230929 First published in 2010 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Tanner's Virgin

    First published in 2005 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Write for Your Life

    First published in 1986 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Chip Harrison Scores Again: A Chip Harrison Mystery

    First published in 1997 — 8 editions
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    Cover of edition everybodydies0000bloc Cover of edition everybodydiesmat0000bloc Cover of edition everybodydiesmat00bloc First published in 1998 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: No score: a Chip Harrison novel
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    First published in 1996 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The devil knows you're dead: a Matthew Scudder crime novel
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    Cover of edition devilknowsyoured0000bloc_s6g1 Cover of edition devilknowsyoured0000bloc_k7y4 First published in 1993 — 7 editions
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    Cover of edition smalltown00bloc First published in 2003 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The Scoreless Thai (An Evan Tanner Novel)
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    First published in 1968 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Deadly Honeymoon
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    Cover of edition deadlyhoneymoon0000bloc Cover of edition deadlyhoneymoon00bloc First published in 1967 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The Perfect Murder: Five great mystery writers create the perfect crime
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    Cover of edition perfectmurder0000unse First published in 1991 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Ocho millones de maneras de morir

    First published in 2018 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Like a lamb to slaughter
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    Cover of edition likelambtoslaugh00bloc Cover of edition likelambtoslaugh0000bloc Cover of edition likelambtoslaugh00lawr First published in 1984 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The burglar who counted the spoons: a Bernie Rhodenbarr mystery
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    Cover of edition burglarwhocounte0000bloc_c5d0 Cover of edition burglarwhocounte0000bloc_k6l9 Cover of edition burglarwhocounte0000bloc_v6p9 First published in 2013 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Greatest hits: original stories of assassins, hitmen, and hired guns
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    First published in 2005 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Warriors
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    First published in 2010 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Step by Step: A Pedestrian Memoir

    First published in 2009 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: One Night Stands and Lost Weekends

    First published in 2008 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Los pecados de nuestros padres

    First published in 2013 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Five little rich girls
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    First published in 1984 — 5 editions
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Photo of Lawrence Block

American writer

Born 24 June 1938

Subjects

Fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, New york (n.y.), fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, hard-boiled, Large type books, Detective and mystery stories, Private investigators, fiction, Scudder, matt (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, erotica, general, Mystery, Private investigators, American Detective and mystery stories, Matt Scudder (Fictitious character), Fiction, general, Criminals, fiction, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, thrillers, general, Rhodenbarr, bernie (fictitious character), fiction, Murder, Suspense, Bernie Rhodenbarr (Fictitious character), Tanner, evan (fictitious character), fiction, Thieves, Assassins

Places

New York (N.Y.), New York, New York (State), United States, Afghanistan, London, Paris, Africa, Angleterre, Baker Street, Burma, Canada, Chicago (Ill.), Czechoslovakia, England, Florida, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Manhattan, Manhattan (New York, N.Y.), Mexican-American Border Region, New England, New Jersey, New York (État), New York City, Rangoon (Burma)

People

C. Auguste Dupin, John H. Watson, Lawrence Block, Minister D—, Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, Sherlock Holmes, Archie, Cindy Morrison, Duncan Ross, Edward Hopper (1882-1967), Hugh Boone, Isa Whitney, Jabez Wilson, Jimmy McCann, John Clay, Kate Whitney, Matt Scudder (Fictitious character), Mr. Merryweather, Neville St. Clair, Paula, Police Inspector Jones, Richard Morrison, Scott Staley, Victor Donatti, Vincent Spaulding

Time

1945- ..., 1890, 1975, 2001, 2002, 20e s., 20e siècle, 20th century, 21st century

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Alternative names

  • LAWRENCE BLOCK
  • Paul Kavanagh
  • BLOCK.
  • Lesley Evans
  • Jill Emerson
  • Sheldon Lord
  • Anne Campbell Clark
  • Ben Christopher
  • Lee Duncan
  • Andrew Shaw
  • Block Lawrence
  • lawrence Block (Ed.)
  • Bu luo ke (Block, Lawrence)
  • Lawrence Block (Editor)
  • Lawrence. Block
  • Chip Harrison

History

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January 13, 2025 Edited by raybb Edited without comment.
December 16, 2023 Edited by kathrinpassig removed erroneous description (result of author merge)
December 16, 2023 Edited by kathrinpassig merge authors
December 16, 2023 Edited by kathrinpassig merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import