Title: A Drop of the Hard Stuff
Author: Lawrence Block
Did I listen or read?: library book
When did I finish?: May 23, 2013
When was the book published: May, 2011
Main Characters: Matthew Scudder, Jim Faber his sponsor, girlfriend Jan, Mick Ballou (present day friend), High Low Jack Ellery, Ellery's sponsor - Greg Stillman
What happens? Scudder tells Mick the story of his encounter years ago with Jack Ellery, childhood acquaintance who became a criminal, then a reformed alcoholic. Jack does the 8th and 9th steps of apologizing for his past errors and gets shot twice in the head. Greg hires Scudder to determine if his death was related to his confessions.
How long was this? 319 pages
Did I like this? More great Block writing. Wish it wasn't a flashback to the past - can't he write a Scudder story in the present? - but other than that it was a page turner.
Overall grade: A-
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