The Sins Of The Fathers
- 160pages
- 6 heures de lecture
The first novel in the explosive Matthew Scudder Series. The tenth novel in the series - A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES - is set to be a major Hollywood film, starring Liam Neeson. schovat popis
Matthew Scudder Séries
Cette série suit un détective privé cynique mais plein de principes qui navigue dans les rues sombres de New York tout en luttant contre son propre passé. Chaque affaire le plonge plus profondément dans le monde souterrain, brouillant les lignes entre le bien et le mal. Les lecteurs sont témoins de sa quête incessante de justice, opérant souvent en dehors de la loi, et de sa bataille continue contre l'alcoolisme. C'est une collection de romans policiers atmosphériques et pleins de suspense avec une profonde profondeur psychologique.
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- 2
The Spinner was a blackmailer, but that didn't give someone the right to bash his head in and leave him to rot in the river. There are three suspects, all blackmail victims, but which one was desperate enough to silence the Spinner for good?
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In the Midst of Death
- 192pages
- 7 heures de lecture
From the author of A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES - set to be a major Hollywood film - comes the third novel in the Matt Scudder series. schovat popis
- 4
A Stab in The Dark
- 240pages
- 9 heures de lecture
A gripping Matt Scudder novel from the author of A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES. schovat popis
- 5
Staying alive is never easy; not for the prostitute who is slashed to robbons, nor for the pimp named Chance who is betting his life that the broken down Scudder can find her killer.
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When The Sacred Ginmill Closes
- 272pages
- 10 heures de lecture
A superb thriller from the writer of A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES. schovat popis
- 7
Out On The Cutting Edge
- 288pages
- 11 heures de lecture
A powerful Matt Scudder novel about love and loss. schovat popis
- 8
A Ticket to the Boneyard
- 320pages
- 12 heures de lecture
A pulse-pounding Matt Scudder story. schovat popis
- 9
Une danse aux abattoirs
- 351pages
- 13 heures de lecture
Un " snuff film ", c'est un porno qui va jusqu'au bout : la mort des protagonistes, sans trucage. Qu'une cassette de ce genre atterrisse sur les étagères d'un honnête vidéo-club de quartier et il n'en faut pas plus pour que Matt Scudder s'enfonce dans les entrailles sanglantes de New York, la ville boucherie où l'on tue pour le plaisir, où les victimes passent sans transition du trottoir à l'abattoir...
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Quand Kenan Khoury reçoit un coup de fil anonyme exigeant une rançon s'il veut revoir sa femme en vie, il n'hésite pas une seconde a payer. Mais c'est dans le coffre d'une voiture et sous forme de pieces détachées sanguinolentes que notre homme la retrouve. Le probleme est que Khoury, dealer notoire de Brooklyn, veut rester loin du regard de la police. C'est donc tout naturellement qu'il fait appel au célebre détective privé et ancien flic alcoolique Matt Scudder. A l'aide d'acolytes hauts en couleur comme Manhattan en regorge - un apprenti rappeur, de jeunes hackers, sans oublier la belle Elaine -, Matt se jette corps et âme dans une enquete qui fait rapidement surgir de nouvelles pieces d'un puzzle macabre, bien plus complexe que prévu. Et lorsqu'une autre femme disparaît, c'est une course contre la mort qui s'engage...
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The Devil Knows You're Dead
- 288pages
- 11 heures de lecture
Set in a chaotic city where rules are absent, the story follows unlicensed private investigator Matt Scudder as he delves into the murder of Glenn Holtzmann, a young man killed by a deranged veteran. While some believe Holtzmann's death was a tragic accident, others, including the accused's brother, seek to prove his innocence. As Scudder investigates, he confronts his own moral complexities and dark desires, leading him to unsettling truths that threaten his relationships and sense of self.
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Investigating a strange, thirty-year run of suicides and bizarre accidents that plague the members of a select gentleman's club in Manhattan, unlicensed P.I. Matthew Scudder uncovers the work of a relentless serial killer. Reissue.
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Even The Wicked
- 336pages
- 12 heures de lecture
An addictive Matt Scudder thriller. schovat popis
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Everybody Dies
- 288pages
- 11 heures de lecture
A blistering Matt Scudder novel. Matt Scudder is well and truly off the booze, but he still spends time with some of his old drinking pals including Mick Ballou - an Irish American who operates more often than not on the wrong side of the law. Mick is worried - a garage full of bourbon has been ripped off and two of his henchman killed in cold blood. Somebody is muscling in on Micks patch and he wants Scudder to look into it. Matt reluctantly agrees to take a look but won't promise a result. On the way home he is attacked by somebody wants him off Mick's case. The following weekend Matt's mentor from AA is shot dead at point blank range when Scudder is in the men's room of the restaurant where the 2 had met for dinner - Matt knows it should have been him. Now the case is personal and no matter that he's warned off by his ex-colleagues in the NYPD and his wife Elaine, this is one he is going to see out to the end.
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Hope to Die
- 352pages
- 13 heures de lecture
The fifteenth Matt Scudder mystery from NEW YORK TIMES bestseller Lawrence Block. Byrne and Susan Hollander stroll home from a concert on a fine summer's evening in New York. Some hours later, their daughter Kristin arrives home to discover her parents brutally killed and the house ransacked. She also finds she is now a very young millionaire. A few days later the police trace the two killers to an apartment in Coney Island, and both are dead. One killed the other before turning the gun on himself - at least that's the way it looks. So that's another case solved. But for Matt Scudder it's only the beginning. The more he looks into it, the more things look wrong to him. There's a murderer out there, and he's just getting started. Pitted in a deadly game of cat and mouse, Scudder is up against the most resourceful and diabolical killer of his career.
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The latest - brilliant - Matt Scudder novel from award-winning Lawrence Block Matt Scudder - former cop and alcoholic - has had enough. He plans to wind up his investigations and concentrate on AA meetings and his lovely wife, Elaine. But he agrees to take one last case. Louise, a single woman, has finally met a man she likes, but she fears he's keeping something from her and so hires Matt to check him out. But before Matt can track down the real identity of Louise's lover, a horrific murder is committed - and the only forensic evidence links the killer to Elaine. Matt is convinced that the killer is an old foe of his, a man who terrorised and murdered his way through New York until Matt stood in his way. And now he's stalking Elaine...
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Steht den besten Romanen Blocks in nichts nach ... EIN SCHLUCK VOM HARTEN STOFF lässt uns lange rätseln. - Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal
The Matt Scudder Mysteries
- 416pages
- 15 heures de lecture
The Matt Scudder Mysteries Volume 1: ''Sins of the Fathers'', ''In the Midst of Death'', ''Time to Murder and Create'' v. 1 Block, Lawrence
Na ostří nože / Osm milionů způsobů, jak zemřít
- 525pages
- 19 heures de lecture
Tento svazek obsahuje díla vydaná samostatně: „Osm milionů způsobů, jak zemřít“ a „Na ostří nože“. Dva detektivní příběhy žánru „americké drsné školy“ spojuje postava soukromého očka Matta Scuddera. Spíše než na akci se děj příběhů soustředí na vykreslení atmosféry New Yorku 90. let a psychologie detektiva i podezřelých. Jako takový jej lze doporučit všem fanouškům propracovaných případů Královny zločinu Agathy Christie.
Tato kniha obsahuje tři detektivní příběhy : Ďábel to věděl dřív (The Devil Knows You Are Dead 1993) Procházka mezi náhrobními kameny (A Walk among the Tombstones 1992) Tanec na jatkách (A Dance at the Slaughterhouse 1991)
Obsahuje: Hříchy otců Čas vraždit a tvořit Všude kolem smrt
The Night and the Music
- 232pages
- 9 heures de lecture
In "The Night and the Music," Lawrence Block gathers all of Scudder's shorter cases into a single collection, showcasing the detective's intriguing investigations and captivating narratives.
