Lawrence Block (born June 24, 1938) is an acclaimed contemporary American crime writer best known for two long-running New Yorkâset series, about the recovering alcoholic P.I. Matthew Scudder and gentleman burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr, respectively. Block was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 1994.
Read more about Lawrence Block: Biography, Matthew Scudder, Bernie Rhodenbarr, Evan Michael Tanner, Chip Harrison, Keller, Other Works, Awards
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