Lawrence Block

Novelist, Author

1938 –

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Who is Lawrence Block?

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 gentleman burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr, respectively. Block was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 1994.

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Born
Jun 24, 1938
Buffalo
Also known as
  • Lawrence J. Block
  • Larry Block
  • Chip Harrison
  • Paul Kavanagh
  • Lee Duncan
  • Sheldon Lord
  • Andrew Shaw
  • Lesley Evans
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Judaism
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Antioch College
Lived in
  • Buffalo

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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