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Petey's Fiction ReviewEnough Ropeby Lawrence BlockEnough Rope is a big book (883 pages) containing 84 stories of Lawrence Block's best short fiction, stories about larceny, revenge and murder. Here, you'll meet such unforgettable characters as Matthew Scudder, a former cop who's now an unlicensed private investigator; Martin Ehrengraf, a diminutive and dapper attorney whose clients are always proven innocent; Bernie Rhodenbarr, a larcenous bookseller; and Keller, a pensive, contemplative, wistful hitman who operates under a strict—if strange—code of ethics. If you like clever plot twists and surprise endings, you'll love Lawrence Block's Enough Rope. Mr. Block is a master of the genre, and he always gives his characters enough rope to hang themselves. Or not! "The only thing funnier than how things don't work out is how they do." —From The Dettweiler Solution, by Lawrence Block Lawrence
Block is a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master and a multiple
winner of the Edgar Anthony and Shamus awards. He's a staunch
New Yorker and an avid world traveler. Visit
his Web site at www.lawrenceblock.com.
Review by Phil Hanson
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