原本以为大家都晓得马修系列新作，但从上一篇R大的文章才发现似乎并不是人人皆知?
噢喔，那来补上迟了十个月的新(?)书情报吧。
https://twitter.com/LawrenceBlock/status/1082498180032462849
2019年一月上旬劳伦斯卜洛克先生在推特发了马修系列中篇小说预购开卖讯息。
《A Time to Scatter Stones》by Lawrence Block
A Matthew Scudder Novella
♡*･゜ﾟ･* ☆･゜ﾟ･* ♡*･゜ﾟ･*･☆
MATT SCUDDER RETURNS.
More than 40 years after his debut and nearly a decade since his last
appearance, one of the most renowned characters in all of crime fiction is
back on the case in this major new novella by Mystery Writers of America
Grand Master Lawrence Block.
Well past retirement age and feeling his years—but still staying sober one
day at a time—Matthew Scudder learns that alcoholics aren't the only ones
who count the days since their last slip. Matt's longtime partner, Elaine,
tells him of a group of former sex workers who do something similar, helping
each other stay out of the life. But when one young woman describes an
abusive client who's refusing to let her quit, Elaine encourages her to get
help of a different sort. The sort only Scudder can deliver.
A Time to Scatter Stones offers not just a gripping crime story but also a
richly drawn portrait of Block's most famous character as he grapples with
his own mortality while proving to the younger generation that he's still got
what it takes.
For Scudder's millions of fans around the world (including the many who met
the character through Liam Neeson's portrayal in the film version of A Walk
Among the Tombstones), A Time to Scatter Stones is an unexpected gift—a
valedictory appearance that will remind readers why Scudder is simply the
best there is.
Hardcover 硬皮精装本 160页 定价$25.00美金 (2019年1月31日上市)
Kindle 电子书版 1109 KB 定价$7.34美金 (2019年1月29日上市)
预购亲笔签名版 限量500本 定价$45.00美金
From Booklist (Starred Review):
Block's unlicensed New York City investigator Matt Scudder debuted 40 years
ago but has been absent for the last decade...
Block has never been predictable, as this novella demonstrates...
A superb book and a reminder to his longtime fans that this crime-fiction
master hasn't lost his touch.
卜洛克的纽约无牌侦探马修史卡德于40年前首次亮相，但在过去十年一直缺席……
正如这本中篇小说所展示的，卜洛克从来都超乎你的预料之外……
借由此一精湛作品提醒他的忠实粉丝，这位犯罪小说大师并没有失去联系。
大概是这样，认同请分享。(误)
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