The Sins of the Fathers

Block’s The Sins of the Fathers **Review originally written in August, 2011.**I needed a hole to fill the VOID left by my consumption of the John Connolly Charlie Parker series. Luckily, Connolly has a new book coming out in September, The Burning Soul. Until then, I needed a detective series of substance. A character so cool, so…

Time to Murder and Create

Block’s Time to Murder and Create Matt Scudder has been entrusted with an envelope following the death of blackmailer, Jacob “Spinner” Jablon. The contents of said envelope you ask? Oh, nothing crazy, just evidence that could ruin the lives of three New Yorkers. Basically, Spinner has posthumously asked Scudder to find out who killed him.…

Grifter’s Game

Lawrence Block’s Grifter’s Game If this is any indication of what I have ahead of me with Hard Case Crime, I’m a happy man. Not only is this novel so tightly edited, it’s a no-nonsense, straight up page-turner. When I was hit with the first plot twist, my mouth dropped open. Maybe some people might be…