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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: The sins of the fathers

    Cover of edition sinsoffathers0000bloc Cover of edition sinsoffathers000bloc Cover of edition sinsfathersmatth00bloc First published in 1960 — 27 editions
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  • Cover of: A stab in the dark: a novel

    Cover of edition stabindark0000bloc Cover of edition stabindarknovel00bloc Cover of edition odumsokuiilgyoks0000bloc Cover of edition stabindarkamat00lawr Cover of edition stabdarkmatthews00bloc First published in 1981 — 26 editions
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  • Cover of: Time to murder and create.

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  • Cover of: Hope to die

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  • Cover of: The burglar who liked to quote Kipling: a Bernie Rhodenbarr mystery

    Cover of edition burglarwholikedt0000bloc Cover of edition burglarwholikedt00bloc_0 Cover of edition burglarwholiked000bloc Cover of edition isbn_9780060731250 First published in 1979 — 22 editions
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  • Cover of: The burglar in the closet: a Bernie Rhodenbarr mystery

    Cover of edition burglarinclosetb00bloc Cover of edition burglarincloset00bloc Cover of edition burglarincloset00lawr Cover of edition burglarclosetber00bloc First published in 1978 — 22 editions
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  • Cover of: Eight million ways to die

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  • Cover of: A walk among the tombstones

    Cover of edition walkamongtombsto00bloc Cover of edition walkamongtombsto0000bloc_e0i2 Cover of edition walkamongtombsto0000bloc_n2t0 Cover of edition walkamongtombsto00bloc_0 Cover of edition walkamongtombsto00bloc_052 First published in 1992 — 21 editions
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  • Cover of: Hit Man

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  • Cover of: When the sacred ginmill closes

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  • Cover of: Burglars can't be choosers: a Bernie Rhodenbarr mystery

    Cover of edition burglarscantbech0000bloc_k9b5 Cover of edition burglarscantbech00bloc Cover of edition burglarscantbech00lawr Cover of edition burglarscantbech0000bloc First published in 1977 — 20 editions
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  • Cover of: The burglar who painted like Mondrian: a Bernie Rhodenbarr mystery

    Cover of edition burglarwhopainte00bloc Cover of edition burglarwhopainte00lawr Cover of edition isbn_9780060731434 First published in 1983 — 20 editions
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  • Cover of: In the Midst of Death

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  • Cover of: The burglar who studied Spinoza: a Bernie Rhodenbarr mystery

    Cover of edition burglarwhostudie00lawr Cover of edition isbn_9780060872762 Cover of edition burglarwhostudie00bloc_835 First published in 1980 — 19 editions
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  • Cover of: A dance at the slaughterhouse

    Cover of edition danceatslaughter0000bloc Cover of edition danceatslaughte000bloc Cover of edition danceatslaughter00bloc Cover of edition danceatslaughter0000bloc_o5w4 Cover of edition danceatslaughter00bloc_862 First published in 1991 — 18 editions
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  • Cover of: The burglar who traded Ted Williams: a Bernie Rhodenbarr mystery

    Cover of edition burglarwhotraded00lawr Cover of edition burglarwhotraded0000bloc Cover of edition burglarwhotraded00bloc_0 Cover of edition burglarwhotraded00bloc_242 First published in 1994 — 18 editions
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  • Cover of: The burglar in the rye : a Bernie Rhodenbarr mystery

    Cover of edition burglarinrye00bloc Cover of edition burglarinryebern00bloc Cover of edition burglarinrye00lawr First published in 1999 — 17 editions
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  • Cover of: The burglar who thought he was Bogart: a Bernie Rhodenbarr mystery

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  • Cover of: Hit and run

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  • Cover of: Tanner on ice: an Evan Tanner novel

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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

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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