A Walk Among The Tombstones (A Matt Scudder Mystery)
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The wife of Kheran Khoury, heroin wholesaler, is killed after he haggles over the price of her ransom. With the help of two computer geniuses, a streetwise punk, drug lords and his friend, ex-cop Scudder, they track the killers through the back streets of Brooklyn.
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Lawrence Block was awarded the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger in 2004. He is also a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America. He is the author of many novels and short stories and has won numerous awards for his mystery writing. He lives and works in New York City.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is my first meeting with Matt Scudder and a very pleasurable read. He's a fully rounded, sympathetic and believeable hero and generally sticks to real sleuthing, legwork and deduction to sort things out. There are some good moral and ethical debates and a fair bit of tension as he hunts down the ruthless and sadistic kidnapper/killers preying on the familiies of drug dealers but the action avoids the gung ho melodrama of some lesser examples of this genre. A worthy successor to the mantle of Philip Marlowe and a sort of NY City version of Connelly's Harry Bosch. Even the introduction of the obligatory computer hackers to get inside information is sensibly handled and the supporting characters are well drawn. I'm looking forward to the other books in the series. Well done Block !
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A strange one, this, a Matt Scudder book I felt uncomfortable with. Mostly because, I suppose, that his client this time is a drug dealer who's wife has been kidnapped. Scudder isn't totally happy working for him, and, despite Block's attempt to characterise him as a cuddly, family man drug dealer, menaced by totally evil psychotics, neither am I.
That aside, though, this is one of the most tautly written of the Scudder series (which is high praise indeed) with a real edge-of-the-seat climax.
And if you don't read it, you'll never find out how Matt got free long distance calling from his hotel room.
That aside, though, this is one of the most tautly written of the Scudder series (which is high praise indeed) with a real edge-of-the-seat climax.
And if you don't read it, you'll never find out how Matt got free long distance calling from his hotel room.
Format:Paperback
I am a sucker for a cracking character, often waiting months for a new book with an old familiar face.
After getting a kindle for Christmas I couldn't wait to get reading but sadly none of my classic detectives were new on the shelf - until, that is i saw this book. Thinking it was one of Block's that i somehow missed i was on it like a shot. Uploading was quick but even quicker was my realisation that i have not only read this before, actually had the hardback on the shelf not 10 feet from me!
While disappointed at first I quickly fell,in love with the raw and often stomach wrenching scenes of violence, the wonderful walk through imagery of New York's neighbourhoods and it's unique inhabitants.
Make no mistake this is a dark and menacing book with some genuine bad guys, even the good guys are a little bent but what a brilliant ending - worthy of a Charles Bronson revenge sequel.
My re-read, albeit a mistake, was well worth it and only served to strengthen my relationship with Matt Scudder and the marvellous world he is master of.
After getting a kindle for Christmas I couldn't wait to get reading but sadly none of my classic detectives were new on the shelf - until, that is i saw this book. Thinking it was one of Block's that i somehow missed i was on it like a shot. Uploading was quick but even quicker was my realisation that i have not only read this before, actually had the hardback on the shelf not 10 feet from me!
While disappointed at first I quickly fell,in love with the raw and often stomach wrenching scenes of violence, the wonderful walk through imagery of New York's neighbourhoods and it's unique inhabitants.
Make no mistake this is a dark and menacing book with some genuine bad guys, even the good guys are a little bent but what a brilliant ending - worthy of a Charles Bronson revenge sequel.
My re-read, albeit a mistake, was well worth it and only served to strengthen my relationship with Matt Scudder and the marvellous world he is master of.
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Great crime thriller
This was my first Scudder novel I had tried and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
The characters are fantastically well described and developed throughout the plot. Read more
The characters are fantastically well described and developed throughout the plot. Read more
Published on 27 Mar 2010 by S. Shaw
Tenth in the series, but better than ever
This is the tenth in the series of Matt Scudder novels from Block, and they keep on getting better. The subsidiary characters are starting to have lives of their own, and Scudder,... Read more
Published on 14 April 2008 by Annabel Gaskell
Kick Ass!
Now, this isn't exactly literature, so I'm not giving this five stars over Dickens or anything, but for hard-boiled, raw, simple prose, Scudder kicks ass, and Block deserves all... Read more
Published on 5 Jun 1999
Most chilling Scudder novel to date.
Matthew Scudder is Lawrence Block's remarkable private investigator. He's a former NYPD detective who left the force after an accident left a child dead in crossfire. Read more
Published on 2 Dec 1998
Another Scudder Success
Block has created one of the best serial mystery characters with Matt Scudder and this book is no exception to the series success. Read more
Published on 3 Nov 1997
Matt Scudder does it again. . .
Strong plot, well-drawn characters. Another terrific
installment in the Scudder series.
installment in the Scudder series.
Published on 25 July 1996
Darkly plotted fascinating detective fiction...
Lawrence Block is at the top of his game here. The
plot crackles with moral questions. Make no mistake
about it this is a dark, brooding book but it is
also... Read more
plot crackles with moral questions. Make no mistake
about it this is a dark, brooding book but it is
also... Read more
Published on 29 May 1996
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