Hard Case Crime Series by Lawrence Block
Hard Case Crime #28
Lucky at Cards hcc-28
Lawrence Block
On the mend after getting run out of Chicago, professional cardsharp Bill Maynard is hungry for some action -- but not nearly as hungry as Joyce Rogers, the tantalizing wife of Bill s latest mark. Together they hatch an ingenious scheme to get rid of her husband. But in life as in poker, the other player sometimes has an ace up his sleeve...
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Hard Case Crime #69
Getting Off: A Novel of Sex & Violence
Lawrence Block
Review"One of the best books of this or any year." - BookReporter"...you’ll be rooting for this thoroughly beguiling serial killer on a mission. A pro’s pro, Block never wastes a word, never misplaces a plot element... it also boasts Block’s legendary craftsmanship, sly humor, and virtuoso plotting. The premise is to die for!" - *Booklist*"[A] fun, fast-paced read full of steamy moments and a twist ending... a must have for pulp fiction fans." - Celebrity Cafe"A great read from cover to cover... believe me when I say that you are in for a wonderful time." - Horror News*"A perfect treat." - Affairs Magazine*"Block has, once again, created a tale to excite and absorb even the most jaded reader of crime fiction." - Eclipse MagazinePraise for Lawrence Block:"There is only one writer of mystery and detective fiction who comes close to replacing the irreplaceable John D. MacDonald...The writer is Lawrence Block." - Stephen King "Unfailingly entertaining." - The New York Times "One of the very best writers now working the beat." - The Wall Street Journal "Lawrence Block is a master of crime fiction." - Jonathan Kellerman About the AuthorLawrence Block is one of the most acclaimed and highly decorated living mystery writers, having received multiple Edgar, Shamus and Maltese Falcon Awards, as well as lifetime achievement awards in the US, UK, and France. He was named a "Grand Master" by the Mystery Writers of America, the organization's highest honor. In the 1960s and 70s he wrote seven novels under the pen name "Jill Emerson," a pseudonym he is reviving for the first time in nearly 40 years for Getting Off.
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Hard Case Crime #69
Getting Off hcc-69
Lawrence Block
SO THIS GIRL WALKS INTO A BAR… …and when she walks out there's a man with her. She goes to bed with him, and she likes that part. Then she kills him, and she likes that even better. On her way out, she cleans out his wallet. She keeps moving, and has a new name for each change of address. She's been doing this for a while, and she's good at it. And then a chance remark gets her thinking of the men who got away, the lucky ones who survived a night with her. She starts writing down names. And now she's a girl with a mission. Picking up their trails. Hunting them down. Crossing them off her list…
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