Lawrence Block: The Collected Mystery Stories (UK 2002)

From the Publisher:
Grandmaster and Edgar award-winning author Lawrence Block has brought together 71 of his best stories featuring his most popular series characters. From Matt Scudder in 'The Merciful Angel of Death' to Bernie Rhodenbarr in 'Like a Thief in the Night' and Keller's 'Answers to Soldier', THE COLLECTED MYSTERY STORIES is the ultimate collection from 'one of the best authors now working the beat' Wall Street Journal

Lawrence Block: The Collected Mystery Stories. Non-Stop Suspense from the Grandmaster of Crime. Orion Books, ISBN: 0752848968 (September, 2002), 880 p., £8.99.

Lawrence Block: The Collected Mystery Stories (UK 1999)

From the Publisher:
From a Grandmaster and Edgar award-winning author Lawrence Block comes 72 stories, including three collections previously unpublished in the UK, along with 14 new stories, all gathered together in one omnibus volume for the first time

In Block's dark vision the beast is out there, prowling in many different guises. He could be a murderous madman feigning insanity; a beautiful woman, dangerous to look at, lethal to touch; a shy boy quietly testing his new-found power to destroy; a midnight trucker using the highways as his personal hunting ground; an intense young passenger experimenting in terror...

Ranging from dark to light, from the urban noir of Matt Scudder to the urban effervescence of Bernie Rhodenbarr, Lawrence Block shows himself to be a master of the contemporary short story. His other series characters are represented here too: Martin Ehrengraf, the lawyer who never loses a case; Chip Harrison, assistant to a road company version of Nero Wolfe; and Keller, the Urban Lonely Guy of professional assassins.

Lawrence Block: The Collected Mystery Stories. Non-Stop Suspense from the Grandmaster of Crime. Orion Books, ISBN: 0752825445 (November, 1999), 754 p., £17.99.