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Informationen zum Autor Lawrence Block is one of the most widely recognized names in the mystery genre. He has been named a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America and is a four-time winner of the prestigious Edgar and Shamus Awards! as well as a recipient of prizes in France! Germany! and Japan. He received the Diamond Dagger from the British Crime Writers' Association—only the third American to be given this award. He is a prolific author! having written more than fifty books and numerous short stories! and is a devoted New Yorker and an enthusiastic global traveler. Zusammenfassung They are poor little lambs who have lost their way: a murderous madman feigning madness; a beautiful woman! dangerous to look at and lethal to touch; a shy little boy quietly testing his newfound power to destroy. In this ingenious collection! multiple award-winning mystery author Lawrence Block leads us into dark! unprotected fields! where human sheep gather in terror of predatory wolves. And we follow willingly-through a hayseed's bloody mid-life crisis! into the explosive heart of a vengeful CPA:s account-balancing...and onto the streets with p.i. Matthew Scudder! as he spends an inheritance from a baglady to hunt down the old woman's killer.
