Lawrence Block

Born 1938 · American writer

Lawrence Block 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.

Lawrence Block, in order

1. 1974 Nightmare Honeymoon: wrote · directed by Elliot Silverstein
2. 1990 Captain America: wrote · directed by Albert Pyun
3. 2007 My Blueberry Nights: wrote · directed by Wong Kar-wai
4. 2014 A Walk Among the Tombstones: wrote · directed by Scott Frank · critics 68%, audiences 53% · streaming on Tubi