A Walk Among The Tombstones

A brilliant, fast-paced thriller from 'a flat out entertainer' Daily Telegraph

Also a major film starring Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens and Ruth Wilson - now available on Netflix

Kenan Khoury's wife never returned from her shopping trip - at least, not alive. A ransom is demanded and paid; and his wife is duly returned to him - in small pieces in the boot of an abandoned car. But as Khoury's wealth has not come entirely honestly, he can't go to the police.

PI Matt Scudder is left to speculate on the motives of a very unusual kidnapper. And soon he is on the trail of a pair of ruthlessly sadistic psychopaths whose cruel games have only just begun...

“Matt Scudder is a superbly drawn, sympathetic character, but there's another reason for reading Scudder novels: no one does New York better than Lawrence Block - THE TIMESLawrence Block is a master...the Matthew Scudder novels are among the finest detective books penned in this century - Jonathan KellermanOutstanding...excellent...a smoothly paced,deftly plotted,brightly phrased study of perversity - CHICAGO TRIBUNEOne of the very best writers now working the beat ... Block has done something new and remarkable with the private eye novel - WASHINGTON POSTIf you know anything about this series, you'll know that it's the best there is, no argument ... Great stuff - INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAYBlock is a flat-out entertainer - DAILY TELEGRAPH”

Matt Scudder is a superbly drawn, sympathetic character, but there's another reason for reading Scudder novels: no one does New York better than Lawrence Block - THE TIMES

Lawrence Block is a master...the Matthew Scudder novels are among the finest detective books penned in this century - Jonathan Kellerman

Outstanding...excellent...a smoothly paced,deftly plotted,brightly phrased study of perversity - CHICAGO TRIBUNE

One of the very best writers now working the beat ... Block has done something new and remarkable with the private eye novel - WASHINGTON POST

If you know anything about this series, you'll know that it's the best there is, no argument ... Great stuff - INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

Block is a flat-out entertainer - DAILY TELEGRAPH

Lawrence Block was awarded the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger in 2004. He is also a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America. He is the author of many novels and short stories and has won numerous awards for his mystery writing. He lives and works in New York City.

A brilliant, fast-paced thriller from 'a flat out entertainer' Daily Telegraph Also a major film starring Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens and Ruth Wilson - now available on Netflix Kenan Khoury's wife never returned from her shopping trip - at least, not alive. A ransom is demanded and paid; and his wife is duly returned to him - in small pieces in the boot of an abandoned car. But as Khoury's wealth has not come entirely honestly, he can't go to the police.PI Matt Scudder is left to speculate on the motives of a very unusual kidnapper. And soon he is on the trail of a pair of ruthlessly sadistic psychopaths whose cruel games have only just begun...

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