You might as well know this going in: Lawrence Block’s new novel is not for everyone. It’s recounted in journal form by its protagonist, and begins when he walks into a roadhouse outside of Bakersfield, California, and walks out with a woman.
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Crime-scene photographer Michael Kapinsky’s life is a mess. He is staggering to come to terms with the recent death of his wife and the financial burden she left behind. Then his psychologist persuades him to enter a virtual world called Second...
John Vallancourt, the cool, calm diplomat, was worried stiff. A dear friend was dead and his daughter Nancy was missing. John feared the worst and the worst was Nancy’s sweetheart Keith Rollins. Keith was the prime suspect in the case and he was...