A Diet of Treacle by Lawrence Block audiobook

A Diet of Treacle

By Lawrence Block
Read by Christian Conn

Blackstone Publishing, Blackstone Publishing

Unabridged

Format : Retail CD (In Stock)
  • $31.95

    ISBN: 9798212280778

Runtime: 4.48 Hours
Category: Fiction/Mystery & Detective
Audience: Adult
Language: English

Summary

Summary

Anita Carbone was a good girl—and it bored her. That’s why she took the long subway ride down to Greenwich Village, home of the Beats and the stoners, home to every kind of misfit and dropout and free spirit you could imagine. It was where she met Joe Milani, the troubled young war veteran with the gentle touch. But it was also where she met his drug-dealing roommate—a man whose unnatural appetites led to murder …

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

“A potboiler morality play at its finest…will give readers the delicious (and all-too-rare) feeling that anything could happen.” Publishers Weekly
“Outstanding presentation” AudioFile
“No matter if he’s being dead serious or playing it for laughs, Block is always a great read.” Library Journal
“Like the best of the pulpers, Block writes out of the side of his mouth…slipping in a few body blows that draw real emotion.” Booklist

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Author Bio: Lawrence Block

Author Bio: Lawrence Block

Lawrence Block is the recipient of a Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America and a New York Times bestselling author. His prolific career spans over one hundred books, including four bestselling series and dozens of short stories and articles. He has won multiple Edgar, and Shamus awards, two Falcon Awards from the Maltese Falcon Society of Japan, the Nero and Philip Marlowe Awards, the Cartier Diamond Dagger from the Crime Writers Association of America, and many others. Aside from being a mystery writer, he has also written a number of episodes for television, including two episodes of the ESPN series Tilt; he also cowrote the screenplay for the film My Blueberry Nights, starring Norah Jones. Block currently lives in New York City with his wife, Lynne.

Details

Details

Available Formats : Retail CD
Category: Fiction/Mystery & Detective
Runtime: 4.48
Audience: Adult
Language: English