"Detective and mystery stories." . . . . "Mystery and detective stories." . . "These wonderful stories are a feast for Lawrence Block fans and an eye-opener for readers just making his acquaintance." . "They are poor little lambs who have lost their way: a murderous madman feigning madness; a beautiful woman, dangerous to look at and lethal to touch; a shy little boy quietly testing his newfound power to destroy." . . . . . . . "Matthew Scudder, detective, and Martin Ehrengraf, lawyer, investigate the murder of a bag lady." . . . . . . "American fiction. A New York Times Bestselling Author. A shopping bag lady who is murdered for no reason at all ... Matthew Scudder, the down-at-the-heels detective with a heart of gold ... Martin Ehrengraf, the dapper little lawyer whose clients are always innocent ... and the first-ever Chip Harrison story about the poor man's Nero Wolfe! All these and more from mystery master Lawrence Block. \"Grabs you with the first story and never lets go!\" - Elmore Leonard." . . . . "Like a lamb to slaughter"@en . "Like a lamb to slaughter" . . . . . . . . . "Detective and mystery stories, American"@en . "Tells the stories of a policeman recovering from alcoholism, a clever lawyer who saves his marginally innocent clients, a carefully plotted murder, a pathological killer, and an unusual kidnapping."@en . . . "Fiction"@en . "Fiction" . "Fantasy fiction" .