Lawrence Blocks new collection assembles seven works of fiction written over a period of sixty years. "Hard Sell," a story ghostwritten under Craig Rices name, appeared in the first issue of Ed McBains Mystery Magazinein 1960, and features Rices harddrinking yet clearthinking lawyer, John J.Malone. "Dead to the World," which appeared under a oneshot pen name in Alfred Hitchcocks Mystery Magazine, has been lost for years, and the story of how it was lost and found is as interesting as the story itself. The same is true of "Whatever It Takes," written over a quarter of a century ago and never submitted anywhere, because the author filed it away and forgot about it he came upon it, dusted it off, and sent it to AHMM where it was published. "I Know How to Pick Em" was written for Dangerous Women, the George R. R.Martin and Gardner Dozois anthology, and a holdback clause in the contract kept it out of LBs previous collections. "Autumn at the Automat" was also written for an anthology, LBs own In Sunlight or in Shadow, and won an Edgar Allan Poe award as Best Story of the Year."Gym Rat" has never appeared in print it was ePublished as part of a Center for Fiction project. While readers have suggested the protagonist might return for further appearances, LB is doubtful. Still, hes been mistaken before."Resume Speed," the title novella, was published in hardcover (by the stellar Subterranean Press) and as a Kindle Single (by the author). Subterraneans edition is out of print and...

Binding: Paperback;176 pages; Publisher: Lawrence Block, an imprint of Telemachus Press, LL; Classification: N/A; Weight: 332.28 g; Dimensions: N/A

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