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An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner.

An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner. An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner. An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner. An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner. An almost daily report of interesting, unusual and noteworthy books that passed under my scanner.

Posts Tagged «Eight Million Ways To Die»

Jul 17 2008

Eight Million Ways To Die

Posted by: Alan in Book Reviews, Books, Mystery

It seems as though I have always been a fan of Lawrence Block’s mysteries, discovering in high school his series of "Burglar Who" books (such as The Burglar Who Liked To Quote Kipling) featuring Bernie Rhodenbarr, the memorable used book dealer who moonlighted as a professional thief. And I have previously read a number of the later books featuring recovering alcoholic private investigator Matthew Scudder. So when I came upon this just recently released special twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the fifth Scudder novel, which was first published back in 1982 (the year I graduated High School, yikes). As the author explains in an after word this novel is particularly important in that it is the first in the series where the character begins confronting his own problems with alcohol and stops drinking for the first time.