Lawrence Block

History

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lawrence Block (born June 24, 1938) is an acclaimed contemporary American crime writer best known for two long-running New York-set series, about the recovering alcoholic P.I. Matthew Scudder and gentleman burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr, respectively. Block was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 1993. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lawrence Block, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Movies

Bride of Violence

Writer

A boyfriend and girlfriend go camping for the weekend and run into an escaped convict.

A Walk Among the Tombstones

Novel

Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.

My Blueberry Nights

Screenplay

Elizabeth has just been through a particularly nasty breakup, and now she's ready to leave her friends and memories behind as she chases her dreams across the country. In order to support herself on her journey, Elizabeth picks up a series of waitress jobs along the way. As Elizabeth crosses paths with a series of lost souls whose yearnings are even greater than her own, their emotional turmoil ultimately helps her gain a greater understanding of her own problems...

Mike Hammer's Mickey Spillane

self

Mickey Spillane and actors and writers of the mystery genre discuss Mike Hammer.

Burglar

Author

Bernice "Bernie" Rhodenbarr is a burglar by trade, and she runs a bookstore as well. Her friend Carl Hefler is a dog groomer. After a successful burglary, it's discovered that a dead body was in the house she burgled. As she's the only one who can be placed at the scene of the crime, she has to use her criminal skills to clear her name of the murder AND avoid getting charged with the burglary.

8 Million Ways to Die

Novel

Scudder is a detective with the Sheriff's Department who is forced to shoot a violent suspect during a narcotics raid. The ensuing psychological aftermath of this shooting worsens his drinking problem and this alcoholism causes him to lose his job, as well as his marriage.

Nightmare Honeymoon

Book

Sadistic low-budget thriller about newlyweds Dack Rambo and Rebecca Danna Smith who are pursued and terrorized by a pair of rural killer rapists.