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"I would urge other writers, at whatever point in their careers, to take the time to read this indispensable handbook....Telling Lies for Fun & Profit should be a permanent part of every writer's library."-- From the Introduction by Sue Grafton Characters refusing to talk? Plot plodding along? Where do good ideas come from anyway? In this wonderfully practical volume, two-time Edgar Award-winning novelist Lawrence Block takes an inside look at writing as a craft and as a career. From studying the market, to mastering self-discipline and "creative procrastination," through coping with rejections, Telling Lies for Fun & Profit is an invaluable sourcebook of information. It is a must read for anyone serious about writing or understanding how the process works.
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Sinner Man (Hardcover)
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To escape punishment for a murder he didn't mean to commit,
insurance man Don Barshter has to take on a new identity: Nathaniel
Crowley, ferocious up-and-comer in the New York mob. But can he
find safety in the skin of another man...a worse man...a sinner
man...?
Stories that pay tribute to Rex Stout's legendary private detective
by Lawrence Block, Loren D. Estleman, John Lescroart, Robert
Goldsborough, and more. If imitation is the sincerest form of
flattery, then Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin have been widely
flattered almost from the moment Rex Stout first wrote about them
in 1934. The Misadventures of Nero Wolfe collects two dozen
literary tributes to one of crime fiction's best-loved private
detectives and his Man Friday. Included are: A 1947 pastiche by
award-winning crime writer Thomas Narcejac Rollicking new stories
written especially for this collection by Michael Bracken and
Robert Lopresti Stories by bestselling authors including Lawrence
Block and Loren D. Estleman Chapters from Robert Goldsborough's
authorized continuation of the Wolfe series; Marion Mainwaring's
1955 tour de force Murder in Pastiche; and John Lescroart's
Rasputin's Revenge, which reimagines a young Wolfe as the son of
Sherlock Holmes Also featuring a reminiscence from Rex Stout's
daughter, this is a treasury of witty and suspenseful crime writing
for every fan of the portly private detective.
Christmas Eve. While the world sleeps, snow falls gently from the
sky, presents await under the tree ... and murder is afoot. In this
collection of ten classic murder mysteries from the best crime
writers in history, death and mayhem take many festive forms, from
the inventive to the unexpected. From a Santa Claus with a grudge
to a cat who knows who killed its owner on Christmas Eve, these are
stories to enjoy - and be mystified by - in front of a roaring
fire, mince pie to hand.
Cashed out from the NYPD after 24 years, Doak Miller operates as a
private eye in steamy small-town Florida, doing jobs for the local
police. Like posing as a hit man and wearing a wire to incriminate
a local wife who's looking to get rid of her husband. But when he
sees the wife, when he looks into her deep blue eyes...He falls -
and falls hard. Soon he's working with her, against his employer,
plotting a devious plan that could get her free from her husband
and put millions in her bank account. But can they do it without
landing in jail? And once he's kindled his taste for killing...will
he be able to stop at one?
In the dark days, in a sad and lonely place, ex-cop Matt Scudder is drinking his life away -- and doing "favors" for pay for his ginmill cronies. But when three such assignments flow together in dangerous and disturbing ways, he'll need to change his priorities from boozing to surviving.
Even before Lawrence Block could rest on his laurels from In
Sunlight or In Shadow, a question arose. What would he do for an
encore? Any number of artists have produced evocative work,
paintings that could trigger a literary response. But none came to
mind who could equal Hopper in turning out canvas after canvas. If
no single artist could take Hopper's place, how about a full
palette of them? Suppose each author was invited to select a
painting from the whole panoply of visual art-From the cave
drawings at Lascaux to a contemporary abstract canvas on which the
paint has barely dried. And what a dazzling response! Joyce Carol
Oates picked Le Beaux Jours by Balthus. Warren Moore chose Salvador
Dali's The Pharmacist of Ampurdam Seeking Absolutely Nothing.
Michael Connelly, who sent Harry Bosch to Chicago for a close look
at Nighthawks, has a go at The Garden of Earthly Delights by
Harry's namesake Hieronymous Bosch. S. J. Rozan finds a story in
Hokusai's The Great Wave, while Jeffery Deaver's "A Significant
Find" draws its inspiration from-yes-those prehistoric cave
drawings at Lascaux. And Kristine Kathryn Rusch moves from painting
to sculpture and selects Rodin. In artists ranging from Art Frahm
and Norman Rockwell to Rene Magritte and Clifford Still, the
impressive concept goes on to include Thomas Pluck, Sarah Weinman,
David Morrell, Craig Ferguson, Joe R. Lansdale, Jill D. Block,
Justin Scott, Jonathan Santlofer, Gail Levin, Nicholas Christopher,
and Lee Child, with each story accompanied in color by the work of
art that inspired it.
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Borderline (Paperback)
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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
MARTY - the professional gambler who rolls the dice on a night
with...
MEG - the bored divorcee who seeks excitement and finds...
LILY - the beautiful hitchhiker lured into a live sex show by...
CASSIE - the redhead with her own private agenda...
and WEAVER - the madman, the killer with a straight razor in his
pocket, on the run from the police and determined to go down
swinging
This is MWA Grand Master Lawrence Block at his rawest and most
visceral, a bloody, bawdy, brutal story of passion and
punishment--and of lines that were never meant to be crossed.
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Hollywood vs. The Author (Paperback)
Stephen Jay Schwartz; Contributions by Michael Connelly, T. Jefferson Parker, Lawrence Block, Naomi Hirahara, …
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It’s no secret that authors have a love-hate relationship with Hollywood. The oft-repeated cliché that “the book was better than the movie” holds true for more reasons than the average reader will ever know. When asked about selling their book rights to Hollywood authors like to joke that they drive their manuscripts to the border of Arizona and California and toss them over the fence, driving back the way they came at breakneck speed. This is probably because Hollywood just doesn’t “get it.” Its vision for the film or TV series rarely seems to match the vision of the author. And for those rare individuals who’ve had the fortune of sitting across the desk from one of the myriad, interchangeable development execs praising the brilliance of their work while ticking off a never-ending list of notes for the rewrite, the pros of pitching their work to Hollywood rarely outweigh the cons.
Stephen Jay Schwartz has sat on both sides of that desk―first as the Director of Development for film director Wolfgang Petersen, then as a screenwriter and author pitching his work to the film and television industry. He’s seen all sides of what is known in this small community as “Development Hell.” The process is both amusing and heartbreaking. Most authors whose work contains a modicum of commercial potential eventually find themselves in “the room” taking a shot at seeing their creations re-visualized by agents, producers or development executives. What they often discover is that their audience is younger and less worldly as themselves. What passes for “story notes” is often a mishmash of vaguely connected ideas intended to put the producer’s personal stamp on the project.
Hollywood Versus The Author is a collection of non-fiction anecdotes by authors who’ve had the pleasure of experiencing the development room firsthand―some who have successfully managed to straddle the two worlds, seeing their works morph into the kinds of feature films and TV shows that make them proud, and others who stepped blindsided into that room after selling their first or second novels. All the stories in this collection illustrate the great divide between the world of literature and the big or small screen. They underscore the insanity of every crazy thing you’ve ever heard about Hollywood. For insiders and outsiders alike, Hollywood Versus The Author delivers the goods.
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Collectibles (Hardcover)
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Twelve years ago, Matthew Scudder lied to a jury to put James Leo Motley behind bars. Now the ingenious psychopath is free. And the alcoholic ex-cop-turned-p.i. must pay dearly for his sins. Friends and former lovers -- even strangers unfortunate enough to share Scudder's name -- are turning up dead. Because a vengeful maniac is determined not to rest until he's driven his nemesis back to the bottle...and then to the boneyard.
The pretty young prostitute is dead. Her alleged murderer -- a minister's son -- hanged himself in his jail cell. The case is closed. But the dead girl's fatherhas come to Matthew Scudder for answers, sending the unlicensed private investigator in search of terrible truths about a life that was lived and lost in a sordid world of perversion and pleasures.
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Ariel (Paperback)
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Kept (Paperback)
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