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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: Le Bogart de la cambriole
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    First published in 1999 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Même les scélérats--
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    Cover of edition memelessceleratr0000bloc First published in 1997 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Not comin' home to you
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    First published in 1986 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Ronald Rabbit Is a Dirty Old Man

    First published in 1971 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Hit Me

    First published in 2013 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Drop of the Hard Stuff

    First published in 2011 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Night and the Music: The Matthew Scudder Stories

    First published in 2012 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: A Writer Prepares

    First published in 2021 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Mammoth Book of Comic Crime
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    First published in 2002 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Isaac Asimov presents the great SF stories #21 (1959)

    First published in 1990 — 2 editions
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    Cover of edition smalltownbl00bloc First published in 2003 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Gangsters, Swindlers, Killers, and Thieves: The Lives and Crimes of Fifty American Villains
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    Cover of edition gangstersswindle0000unse First published in 2004 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Manhattan Noir

    First published in 2006 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Writing the Novel: From Plot to Print
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    Cover of edition writingnovelfrom00bloc First published in 1979 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Code of arms: a novel
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    Cover of edition codeofarmsnovel0000bloc First published in 1981 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Les Lettres mauves
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    Cover of edition leslettresmauves0000bloc_u7b7 First published in 2001 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Les Péchés des pères
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    First published in 2000 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Meurtre à cinq mains
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    First published in 1995 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Trompe la mort
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    First published in 2002 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: USA Noir: Best of the Akashic noir series
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    First published in 2013 — 2 editions
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Photo of Lawrence Block

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

History

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January 13, 2025 Edited by raybb Edited without comment.
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)