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A Long Line of Dead Men by Lawrence Block

November 27, 2024 by Jake Leave a Comment

I usually don’t take a long post for my Scudder re-reads as most are summarized compared to what I originally wrote about them. But I wanted some extra space to explore this one. I’ve noticed that post-Eight Million Ways to Die, Lawrence Block’s Scudder plots have become weaker. That’s fine with me; Block’s not bad at plotting but it’s not his strong suit and I’ve come to see these more as hang out novels than Christie-type whodunnits. So I wasn’t looking forward to this one […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: A Long Line of Dead Men, lawrence block, Matthew Scudder, mystery, New York City, reread, secret societies, serial killer

Jake's CBR16 Review No:177 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: A Long Line of Dead Men, lawrence block, Matthew Scudder, mystery, New York City, reread, secret societies, serial killer ·
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Throughout Generations

A Long Line of Dead Men by Lawrence Block

March 27, 2020 by Jake 4 Comments

It took me twelve books total to realize how much I love the Matthew Scudder series. But I do. I’m so glad I re-discovered this in the last few months. The early books were just simple whodunnits, no more no less. Competently written yet not necessarily worth the time and effort to invest in the whole series. Yet my thirst for gritty New York tales is almost impossible to slake, so I kept coming back to these. Slowly but surely, Block continued to improve as […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: A Long Line of Dead Men, lawrence block, Matthew Scudder, mystery, New York City

Jake's CBR12 Review No:52 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: A Long Line of Dead Men, lawrence block, Matthew Scudder, mystery, New York City ·
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