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Catch and Release

By: Lawrence Block
Narrated by: Lawrence Block, Lynne Block
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Publisher's summary

One of the most highly acclaimed novelists in the crime genre, Lawrence Block is also a master of the short story. The sixteen stories (and one stage play!) collected here feature appearances by some of Block's most famous characters, including burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr and private detective Matt Scudder, as well as glimpses into the minds of a rogue's gallery of killers, sociopaths, and crooked cops.

You'll meet a compulsive hoarder whose towering piles of trash and treasures hide disturbing secrets…a beautiful young tennis star with a possessive secret admirer…a dealer in stolen art who is unwilling to part with his most prized possession…poker players with agendas that have nothing to do with the cards in their hands…and a catch-and-release fisherman whose preferred catch walks on two legs.

©2013 Lawrence Block (P)2013 Dreamscape Media, LLC

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"Block's short stories are intelligent and respectful of the listener yet often take an unexpected turn. He plays fair. If you listen to the story, you'll find that he left you little clues about the final destination but didn't connect the dots. Block is a master of the long-form mystery, and this collection proves he's got the short form locked down as well." ( Booklist)

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terrible story lines

worst book ever. stories didn't link and I got tired after listening to music 1/3rd of the book! only if I could rate it 0s all the way around.

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