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Sinner Man
Lawrence Block
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Description for Sinner Man
Paperback. To escape punishment for a murder he didn't mean to commit insurance man Don Barshter has to take on a new identity: Nathaniel Crowley, ferocious up-and-comer in the New York mob. But can he find safety in the skin of another man..a-worse man..a sinner man..? Now appearing for the first time under Block's real name! Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
To escape punishment for a murder he didn't mean to commit, insurance man Don Barshter has to take on a new identity: Nathaniel Crowley, ferocious up-and-comer in the New York mob. But can he find safety in the skin of another man...a worse man...a sinner man...?Long before he became the award-winning creator of Matthew Scudder (A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES) and an MWA Grand Master, Lawrence Block penned this tough, unforgettable crime novel, his very first. But as he describes in a new afterword, the book wound up published only eight years later, under a different title and a fake ... Read more
To escape punishment for a murder he didn't mean to commit, insurance man Don Barshter has to take on a new identity: Nathaniel Crowley, ferocious up-and-comer in the New York mob. But can he find safety in the skin of another man...a worse man...a sinner man...?Long before he became the award-winning creator of Matthew Scudder (A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES) and an MWA Grand Master, Lawrence Block penned this tough, unforgettable crime novel, his very first. But as he describes in a new afterword, the book wound up published only eight years later, under a different title and a fake ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Titan Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781785650017
SKU
V9781785650017
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About Lawrence Block
Lawrence Block is one of the most acclaimed and highly decorated living mystery writers, having received multiple Edgar, Shamus Awards and Maltese Falcon Awards, as well as lifetime achievement awards in the U.S., UK, and France (including being named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. The organization's highest honour).
Reviews for Sinner Man
Undiluted noir. - Booklist .. .pulpy, ritualistic, and satisfying
a guilty pleasure packed into a time capsule from 1960. - Kirkus .. .impeccable hardboiled prose with sharp as a razor dialogue, femmes fatales in perfect deshabille, villains galore, gang wars and a chilling lesson in how to disappear and evade justice. That is, until fate, ... Read more
a guilty pleasure packed into a time capsule from 1960. - Kirkus .. .impeccable hardboiled prose with sharp as a razor dialogue, femmes fatales in perfect deshabille, villains galore, gang wars and a chilling lesson in how to disappear and evade justice. That is, until fate, ... Read more