SYKM


Lawrence Block
[1938-]
Evan Tanner, a government agent with permanent insomnia, in the USA:

The Thief Who Couldn’t Sleep (1966)

The Canceled Czech (1966)

Tanner’s Twelve Swingers (1967)

Two for Tanner (1967)
APA: The Scoreless Thai (2001)

Tanner’s Tiger (1968)

Here Comes a Hero (1968)
APA: Tanner’s Virgin (2005)

Me Tanner, You Jane (1970)

Tanner on Ice (1998)

Matt Scudder, a reformed alcoholic and unlicensed private eye, in New York City:

The Sins of the Fathers (1976)

Time to Murder and Create1 (1976)
Finalist 1978 Edgar Award for Best Paperback

In the Midst of Death (1976)

A Stab in the Dark (1981)
Finalist 1982 Shamus Award for Best Novel

Eight Million Ways To Die (1982)
1983 Shamus Award for Best Novel
Finalist 1983 Edgar Award for Best Mystery

When the Sacred Ginmill Closes2 (1986)
Finalist 1987 Anthony Award for Best Mystery
Finalist 1987 Macavity Award for Best Novel
Finalist 1987 Shamus Award for Best Novel

Out on the Cutting Edge (1989)
Finalist 1990 Shamus Award for Best Novel

A Ticket to the Boneyard (1990)
Finalist 1991 Anthony Award for Best Mystery
Finalist 1991 Shamus Award for Best Novel

A Dance at the Slaughterhouse (1991)
1992 Edgar Award for Best Mystery
Finalist 1992 Shamus Award for Best Novel

A Walk Among the Tombstones (1992)

The Devil Knows You’re Dead (1993)
1994 Shamus Award for Best Novel

A Long Line of Dead Men (1994)
Finalist 1995 Edgar Award for Best Mystery
Finalist 1995 Shamus Award for Best Novel

Even the Wicked (1997)

Everybody Dies (1998)

Hope To Die (2001)

All the Flowers Are Dying (2005)

 
Bernie Rhodenbarr, a burglar and bookseller, in New York City:

Burglars Can’t Be Choosers (1977) [review]

The Burglar in the Closet (1978)

The Burglar Who Liked To Quote Kipling (1979)
Finalist 1979 Nero Award

The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza (1981)

The Burglar Who Painted Like Mondrian (1983)

The Burglar Who Traded Ted Williams (1994)

The Burglar Who Thought He Was Bogart (1995)

The Burglar in the Library (1997)

The Burglar in the Rye (1999)

The Burglar on the Prowl (2004)

John Keller, a hit-man in New York City:

Hit Man (1998) [SS] [review]

Hit List (2000)

Hit Parade (2006) [SS & novella]

Hit and Run (2008)
Finalist 2009 Gold Dagger Award

Non-series books:

Mona (1961)
APA: Sweet Slow Death (1968)
APA: Grifter’s Game (2004)

$20 Lust3 (1961)
APA: Cinderella Sims (2002)

Death Pulls a Doublecross (1961)
APA: Coward’s Kiss (1987)

Markham, The Case of the Pornographic Photos (1961)
APA: You Could Call It Murder (1987)

Pads Are for Passion4 (1961)
APA: A Diet of Treacle (2008)

Fidel Castro Assassinated (1961) [written as Lee Duncan]
APA: Killing Castro (2009)

The Sex Shuffle4 (1964)
APA: Lucky at Cards (2007)

The Girl with the Long Green Heart (1965) [review]

Deadly Honeymoon (1967)

After the First Death (1969)

The Specialists (1969)

Such Men Are Dangerous5 (1969)

The Triumph of Evil5 (1971)

Not Comin’ Home to You5 (1974)

Ariel (1980)

Code of Arms6 (1981)

Sometimes They Bite7 (1983) [SS]

Like a Lamb to the Slaughter7 (1984) [SS]

Into the Night (1987) [with Cornell Woolrich]

Some Days You Get the Bear8 (1993) [SS]

Ehrengraf for the Defense (1994) [SS]

One Night Stands and Lost Weekends (1999) [SS]

The Lost Cases of Ed London (2001) [SS]

Collected Mystery Stories of Lawrence Block9 (2000) [SS]

Enough Rope10 (2002) [SS]

Small Town (2003)

Chip Harrison11:

No Score12 (1970)

Chip Harrison Scores Again12 (1971)

Make Out with Murder13 (1974)
APA: Five Little Rich Girls (1984)

The Topless Tulip Caper13 (1975)