The album reached number 5 in the uk album chart, and stayed in the charts for 41 weeks. I disliked the previous two because of the unwanted sections giving the viewpoint of the serial killer. Edgar awardwinning author lawrence block has been named a mystery writers of america grand master. A drop of the hard stuff by lawrence block if youre looking for a good mystery, youll find none better than a drop of the hard stuff by lawrence block. Facing his demons in his first year of sobriety, matthew. The latest is a drop of the hard stuff, which, like all the rest, finds scudder deeply involved with alcohol and aa. Years after he went to school with jack ellery, scudder next sees him through a oneway mirror after det. After a long six years, lawrence block finally delivers a drop of the hard stuff, the seventeenth book featuring new york p. A drop of the hard stuff matthew scudder mysteries. Lawrence block made his literary debut in 1958 with the novel carla. A bracing distillation of block s powers, a drop of the hard stuff would be a fitting close to the scudder series if only it didnt leave the reader wanting more. A drop of the hard stuff matthew scudder, book 17 by lawrence.
Matthew scudder, the legendary recovering alcoholic invented by lawrence block, is back in the seventeenth book of the series. Below is a list of lawrence block s books in order of when they were originally released and in chronological order. Different things can signal that a golden read is about to. Like when the sacred gin mill closes, a drop of the hard stuff is a flash back novel told years after the fact by scudder as he. Lawrence block a drop of the hard stuff the mysterious. The burglar in the closet bernie rhodenbarr mysteries by lawrence block paperback. The alcoholics anonymous program is designed to provide sustenance and.
A drop of the hard stuff matthew scudder 9780316127332. A drop of the hard stuff, by lawrence block a book. The latest book in lawrence blocks masterful series explores the brooding, shadowstrewn world of a teetotaling private eye. An aspect of the realism of the series is that scudder has aged in real time. A drop of the hard stuff goes down smooth and has a complex, satisfying finish. A drop of the hard stuff by lawrence block overdrive. Exploring themes of loss, nostalgia, and redemption, for lawrence block, a drop of the hard stuff circles back to how it all began, reestablishing why the matthew scudder series is widely regarded as one of the pinnacles of american detective fiction. But in what may be the final scudder book, we are back to old times, old style.
A drop of the hard stuff by lawrence block matthew scudder looks back at his first year off the sauce to recall that making amends can be murder. Like a lot of great mystery fiction, a drop of the hard stuff is also a ghost story. Tom nolan, wall street journalfacing his demons in his first year of. A drop of the hard stuff audiobook by lawrence block. August 7, 2014 lawrence block published the first book of his matthew. Its the 17th matthew matt scudder novel and it takes place during his first year as an unlicensed pi.
As i reported a couple of weeks ago, ive finished the first new book about him since a drop of the hard stuff in may of 2011. In the case of lawrence blocks latest matt scudder mystery, the tipoff is a brazenly simple plot premise, faultlessly executed. Beginning with the sins of the fathers in 1976, block has parceled the scudder books out over a period of thirtyfive years, much to the frustration of fans who cant get enough of them. A time to scatter stones lawrence block for brilliance audio. A drop of the hard stuff read online free by lawrence. A drop of the hard stuff lydbog lawrence block mofibo. A drop of the hard stuff matthew scudder by lawrence block. When my wife and i saw the motion picture adaptation of a walk among the tombstones starring liam neeson we enjoyed it and decided to read the novels to get more into the character. Lawrence block discusses the origins of his new matthew scudder novel a drop of the hard stuff. Matts attempt to exorcise his phantoms results in a classic tale about the stubborn persistence of memory and regret. Tom nolan, wall street journal facing his demons in his first year of sobriety, matthew scudder finds himself on the trail of a killer. Seventeenth book in lawrence blocks matthew scudder mystery private investigator series.
A drop of the hard stuff book 17 in the matthew scudder series. Lawrence block on a drop of the hard stuff youtube. One need only scrutinize the first book in lawrence s profile, that title that introduced him to the world. He wrote a column on writing for the magazine writers digest for 14 years. Buy a cheap copy of a drop of the hard stuff book by lawrence block. A drop of the hard stuff by lawrence block strand magazine. The night and the music lawrence block for blackstone audio. Books by lawrence block author of the sins of the fathers.
Lawrence block s mastery makes his latest matthew scudder story, a drop of the hard stuff, seem to tell itself. Springtime for scudder and a glorious season it is for the man. Block is the modern master of the pi novel and this is one of his best. Matthew scudder novels, book 16 a brilliant, savage, patient monster has unfinished business in the big city. A drop of the hard stuff read online free from your pc or mobile. Editions of a drop of the hard stuff by lawrence block. Matt scudder, a reformed alcoholic and unlicensed private eye, in new york city. When it was reissued, it was renamed seven drunken nights because the first track became a hit single. A drop of the hard stuff, blocks gripping and often poignant new novel, opens on a familiar scene. When scudders childhood friend jack ellery is murdered. Matthew scudder series by lawrence block goodreads.
Drop of the hard stuff, paperback by block, lawrence, isbn 0316127310, isbn 9780316127318, brand new, free shipping in the us when a childhood friend is shot down while attempting to atone for past sins according to the dictates of alcoholics anonymous, matthew scudder is drawn into a murder investigation that threatens to derail his own sobriety. Tom nolan, wall street journal facing his demons in his first year of sobriety. A drop of the hard stuff matthew scudder, book 17 by lawrence block book cover, description, publication history. See more ideas about lawrence block, books and my books. A drop of the hard stuff matthew scudder mysteries lawrence block on.
A drop of the hard stuff tom stechschulte for recorded books. A drop of the hard stuff by lawrence block bookhound. Hard sell, a story ghostwritten under craig rices name, appeared in the first issue of ed mcbains mystery magazinein 1960, and features rices ha. In lawrence blocks a drop of the hard stuff, matthew scudder recounts a tale from his early days of sobriety. A drop of the hard stuff by lawrence block is in every way classic block and classic matt scudder. A drop of the hard stuff continues block s popular series starring new york private detective and recovering alcoholic matthew scudder. Npr coverage of a drop of the hard stuff by lawrence block.
I started writing about matthew scudder in the mid1970s, and its been a great pleasure watching him grow and evolve over the years. A drop of the hard stuff is a step back in scudders life, though, and revisits earlier storylines in the series. A drop of the hard stuff matthew scudder mysteries book. Read a drop of the hard stuff by lawrence block available from rakuten kobo. Matthew scudder novels, book 11 a deranged derelict, a crazed vietnam vet, has been arrested for gunning down successful young lawyer glenn holtzmann at a corner phone booth on eleventh avenue and the suspects brother wants p. It was originally released in 1967 on major minor records smlp3 and mmlp3. A drop of the hard stuff by lawrence block books on. A drop of the hard stuff continues blocks popular series starring new york private detective and recovering alcoholic matthew scudder. A drop of the hard stuff is the debut studio album of the irish folk group the dubliners. Lawrence block circle back to how it all began, reestablishing the matthew scudder series as one of the pinnacles of american detective fiction. Read a drop of the hard stuff online free from your pc, mobile. Block s best a drop of the hard stuff keeps us guessing. A drop of the hard stuff by lawrence block what has. In a novel widely celebrated by critics and readers, lawrence block circle back to how it all began, reestablishing the matthew scudder series as one of the pinnacles of american detective fiction.
This is the last of the matthew scudder detective series. The books ending elegantly echoes the prayer, and this surrender to a higher power subtly infuses scudders voice throughout. Its been six years since lawrence block last gave us a scudder book. A drop of the hard stuff by lawrence block fictiondb. All the flowers are dying only available abridged, and i do not recommend it. As an aspiring writer, i read the magazine, and the column. A drop of the hard stuff by lawrence block right up there with mr. A drop of the hard stuff matthew scudder, book 17 by. Lawrence block s new collection assembles seven works of fiction written over a period of sixty years. Daniel stashower is a twotime winner of the edgar award.