Lawrence Block

Lawrence Block
Block in 2008
Block in 2008
Born (1938-06-24) June 24, 1938 (age 86)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Pen nameChip Harrison, Paul Kavanagh, Lee Duncan, Sheldon Lord, others
OccupationNovelist, short story writer
Period1958–present
GenreCrime fiction, mystery fiction
Website
lawrenceblock.com

Lawrence Block (born June 24, 1938) is an American crime writer best known for two long-running New York-set series about the recovering alcoholic P.I. Matthew Scudder and the gentleman burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr. Block was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 1994. Block has written in the genres of crime, mystery, and suspense fiction for more than half a century, releasing over 100 books.[1]

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