The Thief Who Couldn't Sleep: An Evan Tanner Novel - Softcover

Block, Lawrence

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451194039 ISBN 13: 9780451194039

Publisher: Signet, 1998

Synopsis

Evan Tanner, war veteran, permanent insomniac, and pursuer of beautiful women, reappears in print with his very first adventure, the case of a ravishing blonde who asks him to her smuggle her into her native country. Reprint.

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About the Author

Lawrence Block is a four-time winner of the Edgar Award and was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. He has also won four Shamus Awards, and was the first recipient of the Nero Wolfe Award. He is the author of over 40 books, many of which feature the characters Bernie Rhodenbarr, Matthew Scudder, Chip Harrison, and Evan Tanner. He lives in New York City with his wife Lynne.

From Library Journal

Block introduced Evan Tanner, specialist in lost political causes, in this rousing, often comic 1966 yarn. Unable to sleep for 15 years following a Korean War head wound, Tanner devotes his considerable free time to reading, learning languages, and turning his affliction into a livelihood by writing theses and dissertations for graduate students in New York. Then he learns of hidden Armenian gold in Turkey and sets off on an unlikely adventure that makes him the most wanted fugitive in the world as well as the accidental leader of a Macedonian revolt. Block's tale gets off to an engaging start, sags in the middle partly because of some bone-jarring violence, and recovers neatly at the end. Nick Sullivan handles the characters' many accents quite well. Highly recommended.
-Michael Adams, CUNY Graduate Ctr.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Signet
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0451194039
• ISBN 13: 9780451194039
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 256