{"title":"Lawrence Block","description":"\u003cp\u003eLAWRENCE BLOCK is an American crime, mystery, and suspense fiction writer who has published more than 100 books and numerous short stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlock is a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America. He has won four Edgar Allan Poe Awards, four Shamus Awards, the Cartier Diamond Dagger from the Crime Writers' Association of the United Kingdom, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Private Eye Writers of America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he’s not writing fiction, Block has also written television and film screenplays. His long-running series feature private investigator Matthew Scudder and gentleman burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLawrence lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLawrence Block’s books are published by Cumberland House Publishing, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"death-cruise","title":"Death Cruise: Crime Stories on the Open Seas","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eDeath Cruise: Crime Stories on the Open Sea\u003c\/em\u003e, edited by Lawrence Block, is a collection of murder mysteries with settings aboard cruise ships and written by several members of the International Association of Crime Writers, including Agatha Christie, Nancy Pickard, Piet Teigeler, Edward D. Hoch, Ralph McInerny, John Mortimer, and Carolyn Wheat.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1581821468\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781581821468\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Lawrence Block","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43233308803288,"sku":"9781581820072","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43233308836056,"sku":"9781581821468","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781581820072_FChigh_mockup_v2_1740149556_2cae106b-0cae-4b06-b0d5-bbbd78998897.jpg?v=1791017701"},{"product_id":"opening-shots","title":"Opening Shots: Great Mystery and Crime Writers Share Their First Published Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis collection of first stories published by prominent mystery and crime writers includes their recollections of the paths the stories followed. 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In addition to being the title of this anthology, \u003cem\u003eSpeaking of Lust\u003c\/em\u003e is also the title of Lawrence Block's original novella that leads off this unique collection.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1581821530\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781581821536\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Lawrence Block","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43233313751256,"sku":"9781581821536","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781581821536_FChigh_mockup_v2_1738731851_056cbd6c-9e3e-4a36-87f3-2aab81f130b4.jpg?v=1791019565"},{"product_id":"opening-shots-volume-two","title":"Opening Shots - Volume Two: More Great Mystery and Crime Writers Share Their First Published Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis second volume of \u003ci\u003eOpening Shots\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of twenty-three first stories published by prominent mystery and crime writers. Some of these offerings are remarkably mature, professional work. Others are more obviously early works, before the writers' skills reached full maturity. But every one of them is a pleasure to read, and in each can be seen the seed of the writer's craft.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Each writer has included an introduction worth the price of admission all by themselves,\" observes Block. \"Writers, it seems to me, are never more eloquent or more interesting that when they reminisce about their early days, and recalling one's first success seems a spur of anecdotage for most of us.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing on the heels of the successful first volume of this series, the stories in this stellar field include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Final Rites\" by Doug Allyn • \"Don't Kill a Karate Fighter\" by William Chambers • \"Entrapped\" by Harlan Coben • \"Yellow Gal\" by Michael Collins • \"Together\" by Jeffrey Deaver • \"The Rough Boys\" by Harlan Ellison • \"Tole My Cap'n\" by Joe Gores • \"Layover\" by Ed Gorman • \"A Bunch of Mumbo-Jumbo\" by Jan Grape • \"The Cure\" by David Handler • \"Till Tuesday\" by Jeremiah Healy • \"Village of the Dead\" by Edward D. Hoch • \"Chalk\" by Evan Hunter • \"It's a Wise Child Who Knows\" by Stuart Kaminsky • \"Who Killed Cock Robin?\" by H. R. F. Keating • \"Medford \u0026amp; Son\" by Dick Lochte • \"Thieves' Honor\" by John Lutz • \"Not All Brides Are Beautiful\" by Sharyn McCrumb • \"Manslaughter\" by Joyce Carol Oates • \"You Don't Know What It's Like\" by Bill Pronzini • \"The Disappearance of Penny\" by Robert J. Randisi • \"A Victim Must Be Found\" by Henry Slesar • \"Blue Rose\" by Peter Straub • \"A Bad Night For Burglars\" by Lawrence Block\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1581822189\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781581822182\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Lawrence Block","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43233314603224,"sku":"9781581822182","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43233314635992,"sku":"9781630263959","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781581822182_FChigh_mockup_v2_1738770178_fff47dea-86c5-480d-b87e-0327569df130.jpg?v=1791020202"},{"product_id":"speaking-of-greed","title":"Speaking of Greed: Stories of Envious Desire","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eThe second volume in the Seven Deadly Sins Series, \u003cem\u003eSpeaking of Greed\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of short stories on the destructive deadly sin known as greed. In addition to being the title of this anthology,\u003cem\u003e Speaking of Greed\u003c\/em\u003e is also the title of Lawrence Block's original novella that leads off this unique collection.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"My task as an anthologist in this series\", Block writes in the introduction, \"is threefold: first, I have to pick the stories; then I have to write a langoish novella with my four series characters, whom we know only as the priest, the doctor, the soldier, and the policeman; finally, I have to hammer out an introduction\".\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe stories Block has chosen are delightful. His novella delivers what he promises. And the introduction is a heads-up plea for authors to ensure that their work will continue to be read after they are no longer around to write any more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1581822219\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781581822212\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Lawrence Block","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43233314767064,"sku":"9781581822212","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781581822212_FChigh_mockup_v2_1738732187_34d1092a-67cc-400c-a415-3f6e68568902.jpg?v=1791020292"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-lawrence-block.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}