Authors: Lawrence Block
ISBN-13: 9780060559670, ISBN-10: 0060559675
Format: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Date Published: November 2003
Edition: First Edition
Lawrence Block is one of the most widely recognized names in the mystery genre. He has been named a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America and is a four-time winner of the prestigious Edgar and Shamus Awards, as well as a recipient of prizes in France, Germany, and Japan. He received the Diamond Dagger from the British Crime Writers' Association—only the third American to be given this award. He is a prolific author, having written more than fifty books and numerous short stories, and is a devoted New Yorker and an enthusiastic global traveler.
Enough Rope, a collection of superb stories, establishes the extraordinary skill, power, and versatility of contemporary Grand Master Lawrence Block.
Block's beloved series characters are on hand, including ex-cop Matt Scudder, bookselling burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr, and the disarming duo of Chip Harrison and Leo Haig. Here, too, are Keller, the wistful hit man, and the natty attorney Martin Ehrengraf. Keeping them company are dozens of other refugees from Block's dazzling imagination, all caught up in more ingenious plots than you can shake a blunt instrument at.
Half a dozen of Block's stories have been short-listed for the Edgar Award, and three have won it outright. All the tales in Block's three previous collections are here, along with two dozen new stories. Some will keep you on the edge of the chair. Others will make you roll on the floor laughing. Enough Rope is an essential volume for Lawrence Block fans, and a dazzling introduction for others to the wonderful world of Block magic!
A month before the mass market edition of his bestseller Hope to Die hits shelves, whodunit Grand Master Lawrence Block will come out with Enough Rope"in Blocks words, a huge doorstop of a thing "a collection of 83 stories spanning a career that began nearly five decades ago. With early tales (1957s You Cant Lose ) and recent ones (Terrible Tommy Terhune ), not to mention plenty featuring series heroes Martin Ehrengraf, Matthew Scudder and Keller, this compendium of sharply written short fiction will delight Blocks many fans, and likely earn him new ones. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.
A Bad Night for Burglars | 3 | |
A Blow for Freedom | 8 | |
A Little Off the Top | 17 | |
And Miles to Go Before I Sleep | 25 | |
As Good as a Rest | 35 | |
The Books Always Balance | 42 | |
The Boy Who Disappeared Clouds | 48 | |
Change of Life | 56 | |
Cleveland in My Dreams | 65 | |
Click! | 73 | |
Collecting Ackermans | 80 | |
The Dangerous Business | 95 | |
Death Wish | 100 | |
The Dettweiler Solution | 107 | |
Funny You Should Ask | 117 | |
The Gentle Way | 120 | |
Going Through the Motions | 127 | |
Good for the Soul | 137 | |
Hilliard's Ceremony | 147 | |
Hot Eyes, Cold Eyes | 164 | |
How Would You Like It? | 170 | |
If This Be Madness | 173 | |
Leo Youngdahl, R.I.P. | 177 | |
Like a Bug on a Windshield | 182 | |
Like a Dog in the Street | 194 | |
The Most Unusual Snatch | 211 | |
Nothing Short of Highway Robbery | 221 | |
One Thousand Dollars a Word | 230 | |
Passport in Order | 234 | |
Someday I'll Plant More Walnut Trees | 240 | |
Some Days You Get the Bear | 252 | |
Something to Remember You By | 265 | |
Some Things a Man Must Do | 271 | |
Sometimes They Bite | 280 | |
Strangers on a Handball Court | 290 | |
That Kind of a Day | 298 | |
This Crazy Business of Ours | 305 | |
The Tulsa Experience | 315 | |
Weekend Guests | 324 | |
When This Man Dies | 328 | |
With a Smile for the Ending | 335 | |
You Could Call It Blackmail | 350 | |
Death of the Mallory Queen | 361 | |
As Dark as Christmas Gets | 372 | |
The Ehrengraf Defense | 393 | |
The Ehrengraf Presumption | 400 | |
The Ehrengraf Experience | 409 | |
The Ehrengraf Appointment | 420 | |
The Ehrengraf Riposte | 432 | |
The Ehrengraf Obligation | 442 | |
The Ehrengraf Alternative | 451 | |
The Ehrengraf Nostrum | 462 | |
The Ehrengraf Affirmation | 472 | |
The Ehrengraf Reverse | 482 | |
Like a Thief in the Night | 499 | |
The Burglar Who Dropped In on Elvis | 509 | |
The Burglar Who Smelled Smoke | 520 | |
Answers to Soldier | 539 | |
Keller's Therapy | 551 | |
Keller on the Spot | 571 | |
Keller's Horoscope | 586 | |
Keller's Designated Hitter | 613 | |
Out the Window | 633 | |
A Candle for the Bag Lady | 657 | |
By the Dawn's Early Light | 679 | |
Batman's Helpers | 692 | |
The Merciful Angel of Death | 703 | |
The Night and the Music | 714 | |
Looking for David | 716 | |
Let's Get Lost | 727 | |
A Moment of Wrong Thinking | 737 | |
Almost Perfect | 751 | |
Headaches and Bad Dreams | 761 | |
Hit the Ball, Drag Fred | 776 | |
How Far It Could Go | 788 | |
In for a Penny | 796 | |
Like a Bone in the Throat | 801 | |
Points | 819 | |
Sweet Little Hands | 829 | |
Terrible Tommy Terhune | 837 | |
Three in the Side Pocket | 850 | |
You Don't Even Feel It | 858 | |
It Took You Long Enough | 873 | |
You Can't Lose | 878 |