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by Lawrence Block

Thrillers & Suspense

Author:

Lawrence Block
ISBN:

0060520973
ISBN13:

978-0060520977
Genre:

Mystery / Thriller
Publisher:

Perfectbound (May 2002)
Subcategory:

Thrillers & Suspense
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Home Lawrence Block In the Midst of Death. I walked two blocks downtown and one block east to Second Avenue and Fifty-fourth Street, where I scouted up a lunch counter with a pay phone that was in view of the entrance of her building.

Home Lawrence Block In the Midst of Death. In the midst of death, . Part of Matthew Scudder series by Lawrence Block. I dropped my dime in that phone and dialed her number. As soon as she came on the line I said, "My name is Scudder, and I want to talk to you about Jerry Broadfield. And we were in the midst of all this, Portia and I, and we were naked. We were going to make love, but we had to establish something first through conversation

Home Lawrence Block In the Midst of Death. We were going to make love, but we had to establish something first through conversation. I dont recall what it was that had to be established, but our conversation went on and on, getting ever more abstract, and we got no closer to the bedroom, and then the telephone rang and Portia reached out and answered it in the voice of her answering machine. Except that it went on ringing.

Lawrence Block's Matthew Scudder series is about asclose to a sure thing as you're gonna find in the mystery/crime . An interesting note is that the book In the Midst Of Death was first published in paperback In 1976 by Dell and is now considered to be the third book in the series.

Lawrence Block's Matthew Scudder series is about asclose to a sure thing as you're gonna find in the mystery/crime jurisdiction .

Lawrence Block is one of the most widely recognized names in the mystery genre I have to agree: this is a slender book. To compound the matter, Block's writing in "In the Midst of Death" is very swift

Lawrence Block is one of the most widely recognized names in the mystery genre. He has been named a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America and is a four-time winner of the prestigious Edgar and Shamus Awards, as well as a recipient of prizes in France, Germany, and Japan. He received the Diamond Dagger from the British Crime Writers' Association-only the third American to be given this award. I have to agree: this is a slender book. To compound the matter, Block's writing in "In the Midst of Death" is very swift. One sitting on a dreary New York Saturday, folks, that's all it took me.

Author : Lawrence Block. Genres : Mystery, Thriller. Series : Matthew Scudder Published : 1976.

Lawrence Block (born June 24, 1938) is an American crime writer best known for two long-running New York–set series about the recovering alcoholic . Matthew Scudder and the gentleman burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr. Block was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 1994. Lawrence Block was born June 24, 1938 in Buffalo, New York, where he was raised. Block attended Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio, but left before graduating.

Anita had called again and Eddie Koehler had called twice. I walked over to the elevator, then turned and used the pay phone to call Elaine. I said I'd call either way," I told her. I walked over to the elevator, then turned and used the pay phone to call Elaine 'm going to drop over tonight. Was it anything important?". You remember what we were talking about before. If you could find out some more on that subject I'd make it worth your while. I don't know," she said. I don't want to stick my neck out. I like to keep.

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. Библиографические данные. In the Midst of Death.

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In this rather strangely plotted novel, Scudder has been asked to exonerate a cop who decided to expose police corruption and, more significantly, is accused of murdering a call girl. No doubt fellow cops are angry at his betrayal, but would they try to frame him.

Scudder lives alone since quitting the NYPD, but knows a lot of people from his frequenting the bar scene in NYC. Not unlike his police work, he is willing to doggedly pursue leads. Eventually, his hard work brings clarity to a rather convoluted case. The ending has a bizarre twist.

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In the end, the great detective novel series are not about crimes or twists or plots or mysteries - they're about a man, and often about his part of the world. Block captures an interesting and unique different take on both, Scudder is unusually humble (though still possessing super-human powers like the typical PI hero) and aware of his imperfection, modest. Block's New York is a local's view, he doesn't cheapen it with landmarks and NY stereotypes to make it more familiar to an outside reader. I think these early Scudder books are the best, where the stories are generally more realistic, and the action is smaller; the later books fall into the trap of up-scaling and slip into huge body counts and fire fights and pyschpath serial killers, which really detracts from the special quality of these books. But here in the early books they are just right, like someone playing a piano in the back of a bar, not too loud.

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In this second Matthew Scudder novel, we learn that when it comes to murder and investigation, nothing is what it seems and no-one is who they appear to be. We have learned already in two books, that of the many qualities that Scudder possesses, the man in question thinks what he says and, when appropriate, says what he thinks. This habit comes in useful in this case even though half of this book is spent digging and yields little value until, finally, a chat with the local (New York) DA sheds some light on the true character of the murder victim. The book, you see, is not about just about who killed the prostitute but who set up Scudder's client and why.

Mr Block is world famous for his writing and story telling abilities. Already, at such an early stage of this wonderful series, his plots are sufficiently engaging (and dare I say, sufficiently fascinating) to make it difficult for the reader to close their kindle. There is the hint of a relationship building between Scudder and his female friend Elaine but he has not committed himself to her at this stage. His too busy sleeping with this client's wife. *blushes* Readers can associate and get to like Scudder very quickly for his personal traits and beliefs, as well as his obvious flaws and weaknesses. Fortunately for him, and the baddies, these are few and far between.

Unless books leave me with goose bumps, and gasping with awe at the brilliance of the reading experience, I tend not to award them five stars. IN THE MIDST OF DEATH is like this. It is good, in fact, very, very good but I can't give it full marks.

One has to leave room for the extraordinary.

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WARNING: Once you pick it up you won't want to put it down until you're done.

A fun, satisfying crime story. This book wouldn't be out of place beside the best works of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler. It's that good!

Matthew Scudder is a hard drinking ex-cop taking life as it comes near the fringes of society in New York City. He'd tell you that he's not a private detective. Private detectives do things like charge fees, keep records, and file tax returns -- Scudder doesn't do any of that. Instead he does "certain things for certain friends." Favors he calls them, and in return these certain friends might do him a favor... like give him money.

When Jerry Broadfield, a cop of questionable ethics who has decided to turn stool pigeon against the department, gets accused of extortion he needs help. Bad. Since it's not like he can go to the cops, they hate him, he reaches out to Matt Scudder. After some consideration Scudder reluctantly agrees to take the case even though he can't shake the feeling that Jerry Broadfield isn't being straight with him.

Then the key witness against Broadfield is murdered and the cops decide they needn't look any further than Jerry Broadfield himself for the murderer. Scudder doesn't buy the official version, he also doesn't completely buy Jerry Broadfield's version, but since he's on the case anyway he's going to stick with it until he finds out what there is to know. And he will find out!

This is the third novel in the Matthew Scudder series and it's one of the best -- some sources will list it as the second novel: It was written third but originally published second, so it may depend on when your copy was printed. It's a lean, riveting, fast paced example of the best of one of the modern masters in the private detective genre.

Shorter than most of Lawrence Block's other Matthew Scudder novels and as a result it focuses almost exclusively on the case. There isn't much in the way of Scudder's usual self-reflection or the more colorful characters that will generally turn up in the course of his investigations. This one is a pure example of the pulp fiction detective novel.

I had read this years ago, this and Eight Million Ways to Die were what got me hooked on the Scudder series in the first place, but in the years since I had forgotten how hard-boiled the early Scudder novels were compared to the more recent ones. It's like renewing an old friendship.

I can't recommend this book highly enough for anyone who likes a hard edged detective novel in the old pulp tradition.

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