A Walk Among The Tombstones
By (Author) Lawrence Block
Orion Publishing Co
Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
8th September 2020
9th July 2020
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
813.54
Paperback
352
Width 128mm, Height 196mm, Spine 28mm
249g
A brilliant, fast-paced thriller from 'a flat out entertainer' Daily Telegraph
Also a major film starring Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens and Ruth Wilson - now available on NetflixKenan Khoury's wife never returned from her shopping trip - at least, not alive. A ransom is demanded and paid; and his wife is duly returned to him - in small pieces in the boot of an abandoned car. But as Khoury's wealth has not come entirely honestly, he can't go to the police.PI Matt Scudder is left to speculate on the motives of a very unusual kidnapper. And soon he is on the trail of a pair of ruthlessly sadistic psychopaths whose cruel games have only just begun...Matt Scudder is a superbly drawn, sympathetic character, but there's another reason for reading Scudder novels: no one does New York better than Lawrence Block - THE TIMES
Lawrence Block is a master...the Matthew Scudder novels are among the finest detective books penned in this century - Jonathan KellermanOutstanding...excellent...a smoothly paced,deftly plotted,brightly phrased study of perversity - CHICAGO TRIBUNEOne of the very best writers now working the beat ... Block has done something new and remarkable with the private eye novel - WASHINGTON POSTIf you know anything about this series, you'll know that it's the best there is, no argument ... Great stuff - INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAYBlock is a flat-out entertainer - DAILY TELEGRAPHLawrence Block was awarded the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger in 2004. He is also a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America. He is the author of many novels and short stories and has won numerous awards for his mystery writing. He lives and works in New York City.