Lawrence Block: Time To Murder and Create (USA 2002)

From the Publisher:
Small-time stoolie, Jake " The Spinner" Jablon, made a lot of new enemies when he switched careers, from informer to blackmailer. And the more "clients", he figured, the more money -- and more people eager to see him dead. So no one is surprised when the pigeon is found floating in the East River with his skull bashed in. And what's worse, no one cares -- except Matthew Scudder. The ex-cop-turned-private-eye is no conscientious avenging angel. But he's willing to risk his own life and limb to confront Spinner's most murderously aggressive marks. A job's a job after all -- and Scudder's been paid to find a killer -- by the victim... in advance.

Lawrence Block: Time To Murder and Create. Avon Books, ISBN: 0380763656 (July, 2002), 273 p., $6.99.

Lawrence Block: Time To Murder and Create (UK 1999)

From the Publisher:
His name was Jake Jablon, but they called him the Spinner. He was a petty thief and a blackmailer. He died a sordid little death. Someone had bashed his head in, then dumped the body into the greasy water of the East River. The cops knew there wasn't a shortage of guys like the Spinner in New York City. And when he turned up on a table in the morgue, nobody cared... except Matt Scudder. He's an ex-New York City cop turned private eye. There isn't too much Scudder really cares for anymore, except maybe booze. But he has a conscience that doesn't cut him any slack - especially since the victim paid in advance to find his killer.

Lawrence Block: Time To Murder and Create. A Matt Scudder Mystery. Orion Books, ISBN: 0752827499 (September, 1999), 170 p., £5.99.

Lawrence Block: Time To Murder and Create (UK 1997)

From the Publisher:
The Spinner was a petty crook and a blackmailer picking up information in New York's sleazier bars, but that didn't give someone the right to bash his head in, throw him in the river and walk away.

Spinner left Scudder an envelope with three stories inside, three names whose owners may have murdered the blackmailer. Henry Prager has been paying for his youngest daughter's fatal mistake, Beverly Etheridge for her uptown reputation and Ted Huysendahl to keep his perversions private. Which one was desperate enough to silence the Spinner for good?

Lawrence Block: Time To Murder and Create. A Matt Scudder Mystery. Phoenix Books, ISBN: 1857994140 (January, 1997), 192 p., £5.99.

Lawrence Block: Time To Murder and Create (USA 1993)

From the Publisher:
His name was Joke Jablon, but they called him "the Spinner." He was a petty thief and a blackmailer. He died a sordid little death. Someone caved in his skull and dumped his body into the greasy waters of the East River. The cops knew there was no shortage of guys like the Spinner in New York City. And when he turned up on o table in the morgue, nobody cared... except Mott Scudder. He's an ex-cop turned private investigator. There isn't too much Scudder really cares for anymore, except maybe booze. But he has a conscience that doesn't cut him any slack -- especially since the Spinner paid Scudder in advance to find his killer.

Lawrence Block: Time To Murder and Create. A Matthew Scudder Novel. Introduction by Jonathan Kellerman. Dark Harvest Books, ISBN: 091316562X (June, 1993), Hardcover, 190 p., $21.95.

Lawrence Block: Time To Murder and Create (USA 1991)

From the Publisher:
Small-time stoolie, Jake " The Spinner" Jablon, made a lot of new enemies when he switched careers, from informer to blackmailer. And the more "clients", he figured, the more money -- and more people eager to see him dead. So no one is surprised when the pigeon is found floating in the East River with his skull bashed in. And what's worse, no one cares -- except Matthew Scudder. The ex-cop-turned-private-eye is no conscientious avenging angel. But he's willing to risk his own life and limb to confront Spinner's most murderously aggressive marks. A job's a job after all -- and Scudder's been paid to find a killer -- by the victim... in advance.

Lawrence Block: Time To Murder and Create. Avon Books, ISBN: 0380763656 (November, 1991), 273 p., $3.99.

Lawrence Block: Time To Murder and Create (USA 1983)

From the Publisher:
Crime is crime. But murder is different. The Spinner was a petty crook and a blackmailer, but that didn't give someone the right to bash his head in, throw him in the river and walk away.

At least not according to Matt Scudder's private code of honor. It's Scudder's job to find the murderer -- the victim had already paid him in advance.

Scudder. The unorthodox detective who gets his inspiration from a bottle. Who goes to church but never prays. This time he's not just tracking a killer. He's playing God...

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Lawrence Block: Time To Murder and Create. Jove Books, ISBN: 0515068012 (February, 1983), 192 p., $2.75.