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Lawrence Block

24 June 1938 -

American crime writer

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  • Cover of: A stab in the dark: a novel

    First published in 1981 26 editions in 3 languages — 6 previewable Cover of edition stabindark0000bloc Cover of edition stabindarknovel00bloc Cover of edition odumsokuiilgyoks0000bloc Cover of edition stabindarkamat00lawr Cover of edition stabdarkmatthews00bloc
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  • Cover of: A walk among the tombstones

    First published in 1992 21 editions in 2 languages — 6 previewable Cover of edition walkamongtombsto0000bloc_e0i2 Cover of edition walkamongtombsto0000bloc_n2t0 Cover of edition walkamongtombsto00bloc Cover of edition walkamongtombsto00bloc_0 Cover of edition walkamongtombsto00bloc_052
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  • Cover of: Une danse aux abattoirs

    First published in 1991 18 editions in 4 languages — 6 previewable Cover of edition danceatslaughter0000bloc_o5w4 Cover of edition danceatslaughter00bloc Cover of edition danceatslaughter0000bloc Cover of edition danceatslaughte000bloc Cover of edition danceatslaughter00bloc_862
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  • Cover of: A long line of dead men: a Matthew Scudder novel

    First published in 1994 16 editions in 2 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition longlineofdeadme00lawr_1 Cover of edition longlineofdeadme0000bloc Cover of edition longlinedeadmena00bloc
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  • Cover of: Dao fen chang de che piao: A ticket to the boneyard

    First published in 1990 15 editions in 3 languages — 6 previewable Cover of edition tickettoboneyard00bloc Cover of edition tickettoboneyard00lawr Cover of edition tickettoboneyard0000bloc_f1x8 Cover of edition tickettoboneyard0000bloc Cover of edition tickettoboneyard00bloc_168
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  • Cover of: The cancelled Czech

    First published in 1984 14 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition canceledczech00bloc Cover of edition canceledczecheva00lawr
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  • Cover of: After the First Death

    First published in 1969 13 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition afterfirstdeath00bloc Cover of edition afterfirstdeath00bloc Cover of edition afterfirstdeath00bloc
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  • Cover of: The girl with the long green heart

    First published in 1980 13 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: A diet of treacle

    First published in 1961 11 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition dietoftreacle00bloc
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  • Cover of: No score: a Chip Harrison novel

    First published in 1996 7 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Perfect murder: five great mystery writers create the perfect crime

    First published in 1991 7 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition perfectmurder0000unse
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  • Cover of: Deadly Honeymoon

    First published in 1967 7 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition deadlyhoneymoon00bloc Cover of edition deadlyhoneymoon00bloc
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  • Cover of: Like a lamb to slaughter

    First published in 1984 6 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition likelambtoslaugh0000bloc Cover of edition likelambtoslaugh00lawr Cover of edition likelambtoslaugh00bloc
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  • Cover of: Greatest hits: original stories of assassins, hitmen, and hired guns

    First published in 2005 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The burglar who counted the spoons: a Bernie Rhodenbarr mystery

    First published in 2013 6 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition burglarwhocounte0000bloc_v6p9 Cover of edition burglarwhocounte0000bloc Cover of edition burglarwhocounte0000bloc_k6l9
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  • Cover of: The Best American Mystery Stories 2001

    First published in 2001 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition bestamericanmyst0000unse_t9g9
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  • Cover of: Five little rich girls

    First published in 1984 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The 50 Greatest Mysteries of All Time

    First published in 1998 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The specialists

    First published in 1980 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The topless tulip caper

    First published in 1984 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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Subjects
Fiction, Detective and mystery stories, Large type books, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, mystery & detective, hard-boiled, New york (n.y.), fiction, American Detective and mystery stories, Private investigators, Private investigators, fiction, Fiction, general, Murder, Romans, nouvelles, Matt Scudder (Fictitious character), Mystery, Scudder, matt (fictitious character), fiction, Investigation, New York Times reviewed, Assassins, Children's fiction, Harrison, chip (fictitious character), fiction, Man-woman relationships, Mystery fiction, Nouvelles policières américaines, Roman policier, Romans policiers
Places
New York (N.Y.), New York, New York (State), London, Paris, United States, Afghanistan, Baker Street, Canada, Chicago (Ill.), Czechoslovakia, Florida, John F. Kennedy International Airport, Manhattan, Manhattan (New York, N.Y.), Mexican-American Border Region, New Jersey, New York (État), River Thames, Upper Swandam Lane, rabbit room
People
C. Auguste Dupin, John H. Watson, Minister D—, Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, Sherlock Holmes, Archie, Cindy Morrison, Duncan Ross, Hugh Boone, Isa Whitney, Jabez Wilson, Jimmy McCann, John Clay, Kate Whitney, Mr. Merryweather, Neville St. Clair, Police Inspector Jones, Richard Morrison, Victor Donatti, Vincent Spaulding
Time
1945- ..., 1890, 20e s., 20e siècle

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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

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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
December 16, 2023 Edited by kathrinpassig added date of birth (source: Wikipedia)
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import