A Drop of the Hard Stuff

Informationen zum Autor Lawrence Block is a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master who has won multiple Edgar and Shamus awards and countless international prizes. The author of more than 50 books, he lives in New York City. Klappentext Matthew Scudder is finally on the straight and narrow when he runs into "High-Low" Jack Ellery! a childhood friend from the Bronx. In Scudder! Jack sees the moral man he might have become. In Jack! Scudder sees the hard-won sobriety he hopes to achieve. Then Ellery! following to the letter the dictates of Alcoholics Anonymous' infamous twelve steps! is shot down while attempting to atone for past sins! and Scudder is drawn into a murder investigation that threatens to upset his path toward recovery--and get him killed in the process. Exploring themes of loss! nostalgia! and redemption! for Lawrence Block! A DROP OF THE HARD STUFF circles back to how it all began! reestablishing why the Matthew Scudder series is widely regarded as one of the pinnacles of American detective fiction.

Product details

• Authors: BLOCK, Lawrence Block
• Publisher: Little Brown USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 09.03.2012
• EAN: 9780316127318
• ISBN: 978-0-316-12731-8
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 208 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Matthew Scudder; Matthew Scudder Novels; Matthew Scudder; Matthew Scudder Novels
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense