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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsHope to Die: A Matthew Scudder Novelby Lawrence Block
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Twenty-five years ago Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Lawrence Block introduced his acclaimed unlicensed private investigator to the New York crime scene. Today Matthew Scudder remains one of the most complex, richly human protagonists in noir fiction — as he pursues a faceless adversary with a unique talent and taste for murder.
When Byrne and Susan Hollander are killed in a brutal home invasion, the whole city catches its collective breath. A few days later the killers turn up dead behind a locked door in Brooklyn. One has killed his partner, then himself. The city sighs with relief. The cops close the case. Matt and Elaine Scudder were in the same room with the Hollanders hours before their deaths. In spite of himself, Scudder is drawn to the Hollander case. The closer he looks, the more he senses the presence of a third man, a puppet master who manipulated his two accomplices, then cut their strings when he was done with them. The villain who looms in the shadows is one of Block's most inspired creations, cold and diabolical, murdering for pleasure and profit. Nobody but Scudder even suspects he exists — and he's not done killing. He's just getting started... Review:"A puzzler....So dry. So droll. So good for the native soul." Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review
Review:"[Block's] prose is as smooth as aged whiskey, as always, and the story flows across its pages....[Hope to Die] lacks the visceral edge and heightened emotion of many previous Scudders....[A] solid mystery, a fine Block, but less than exceptional." Publishers Weekly
Review:"Block...manages to bring a rare depth and power to the genre....With Matt as our guide, we emerge from these visits to the dark side a little more fearful but always richer for the experience." Wes Lukowsky, Booklist
Review:"Remarkable....Block [is] one of the most graceful stylists around." The Washington Post Book World
Review:"[A] plot as diabolical as it is far-fetched....Second-drawer Scudder is still Scudder, but...this battle of wits lacks the somber view of mortality that makes his best work so powerful — right down to the final chapter, which strongly hints at a rematch." Kirkus Reviews
Review:"[E]njoyably wistful....Hope to Die isn't a great whodunit; like its protagonist, it sags a bit around the middle. What sustains your interest are the vividly drawn locals whom Scudder encounters... (Grade: B+)" Bruce Fretts, Entertainment Weekly
Review:"Lawrence Block writes terrific books. His Matthew Scudder series is his best work." The Boston Sunday Globe
Synopsis:When Byrne and Susan Hollander are killed in a brutal home invasion, the whole city catches its collective breath. A few days later the killers turn up dead behind a locked door in Brooklyn. One has killed his partner, then himself. The city sighs with relief. The cops close the case.Matt and Elaine Scudder were in the same room with the Hollanders hours before their deaths. In spite of himself, Scudder is drawn to the Hollander case. The closer he looks, the more he senses the presence of a third man, a puppet master who manipulated his two accomplices, then cut their strings when he was done with them.The villain who looms in the shadows is one of Block's most inspired creations, cold and diabolical, murdering for pleasure and profit. Nobody but Scudder even suspects he exists — and he's not done killing.He's just getting started....
About the AuthorA Mystery Writers of America Grand Master, Lawrence Block is a four-time winner of the Edgar Allan Poe and Shamus Awards, as well as a recipient of prizes in France, Germany, and Japan. The author of more than fifty books and numerous short stories, he is a devout New Yorker who spends much of his time traveling.
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