eBook, 336 pages
Getting Off: A Novel of Sex and Violence
β Scribed by Lawrence Block
- Publisher
- Titan
- Year
- 2011;2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 184 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0857685996
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β¦ Synopsis
Review
"One of the best books of this or any year." - BookReporter
"...youβll be rooting for this thoroughly beguiling serial killer on a mission. A proβs pro, Block never wastes a word, never misplaces a plot element... it also boasts Blockβs legendary craftsmanship, sly humor, and virtuoso plotting. The premise is to die for!*" - Booklist *
"[A] fun, fast-paced read full of steamy moments and a twist ending... a must have for pulp fiction fans._" -__Celebrity Cafe
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"A great read from cover to cover... believe me when I say that you are in for a wonderful time." -**_Horror News _
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"A perfect treat." - _*Affairs Magazine _
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"Block has, once again, created a tale to excite and absorb even the most jaded reader of crime fiction." -Eclipse Magazine
Praise for Lawrence Block:
"There is only one writer of mystery and detective fiction who comes close to replacing the irreplaceable John D. MacDonald...The writer is Lawrence Block." - Stephen King
"Unfailingly entertaining." - The New York Times
"One of the very best writers now working the beat." - The Wall Street Journal
"Lawrence Block is a master of crime fiction." - Jonathan Kellerman
About the Author
Lawrence Block is one of the most acclaimed and highly decorated living mystery writers, having received multiple Edgar , Shamus and Maltese Falcon Awards , as well as lifetime achievement awards in the US, UK, and France.
He was named a "Grand Master" by the Mystery Writers of America, the organization's highest honor. In the 1960s and 70s he wrote seven novels under the pen name "Jill Emerson," a pseudonym he is reviving for the first time in nearly 40 years for Getting Off.
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