2016 Book 20: Resume Speed by Lawrence Block; aisn B01BVQS3A0; 60 pages; LB Productions; ebook; $2.99

The Premise: (from Goodreads): From the legendary author of A Walk Among the Tombstones comes this gripping tale of sudden endings and new beginnings. When a man called Bill spots a sign in a restaurant window, he grabs his carry-on and gets off ( Read more... )

2016 Book 09: Death of the Mallory Queen by Lawrence Block; asin B01AV6TQX4; 26 pages; LB Books; hardcover; $2.99

The Premise: (from Goodreads): Rediscovered-a Chip Harrison short story! In addition to the four novels (No Score, Chip Harrison Scores Again, Make Out With Murder, and The Topless Tulip Caper), Lawrence Block wrote two short stories ( Read more... )

2016 Book 04: Writing The Novel From Plot to Print to Pixel by Lawrence Block; asin 9781522858874; 264 pages; LB Books; Kindle edition; $9.99

The Premise: (from Goodreads): Lawrence Block, the award-winning crime fiction author, is almost as well known for his instructional books for writers, and contributed a monthly column on fiction to Writers ( Read more... )

2015 Book 41: The Girl with the Deep Blue Eyes by Lawrence Block, isbn 9781783297504, Hard Case Crime, 234 pgs, hardcover, $22.99

The Premise: (From the Goodreads page):
IN THE DEPTHS OF HER BLUE EYES ( Read more... )

2015 Book 17: The Crime of Our Lives by Lawrence Block; isbn 9781507036075; Lawrence Block (self-pubbed); 221; $4.99 (ebook)

The Premise: An MWA Grand Master and a multiple winner of the Edgar, Shamus, and Maltese Falcon awards, Lawrence Block’s reflections and observations come from over a half century as a writer of bestselling crime fiction ( Read more... )

Book 46: Borderline  by Lawrence Block,  isbn: 9781781167779, Hard Case Crime, 256 pages, $9.95

The Premise: (from the Goodreads page): THE SCORCHING PULP NOVEL BY LAWRENCE BLOCK, AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 50 YEARS! On the border between El Paso, Texas, and Juarez, Mexico, five lives are about to collide - with fatal results. You'll meet   ( Read more... )

Book 02: The Burglar Who Counted The Spoons by Lawrence Block, isbn: 9780991068425, Lawrence Block (self-published), 250 pages, $9.99

The Premise: (from the Goodreads page)  Ever since The Burglar on the Prowl climbed the bestseller lists in 2004, fans have been clamoring for a new book featuring the lighthearted and lightfingered Bernie ( Read more... )

Book 31: Grifter's Game by Lawrence Block, isbn: 9780843953497, Hard Case Crime, 205 pages, $6.99

The Premise: (from the Goodreads page):  Con man Joe Marlin was used to scoring easy cash off beautiful women. But that was before he met Mona Brassard and found himself facing the most dangerous con of his career, one that will leave him either a ( Read more... )

For the past two years, I've taken part in RoofBeam Reader's "TBR Challenge."

For 2011, I posted the list of titles I intended to read here on LJ. Of the 12 (plus 2 alternates), I managed to finish 4.
For 2012, I posted the list of titles I intended to read on my website. Of the 12 (plus 2 alternates), I managed to finish two ( Read more... )

Book 57: GETTING OFF: A novel of sex and violence by Lawrence Block writing as Jill Emerson,  isbn 9780857682871, 335 pages, Hard Case Crime, $25.99

The Premise: (from the inside front cover) 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 ( Read more... )