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The Specialists - Hardcover

Book 5 of 21: The Classic Crime Library

Block, Lawrence

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Synopsis

Fine in fine dust jacket. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A�l�i�s�o� �V�i�e�j�o�,� �C�A:: �J�a�m�e�s� �C�a�h�i�l�l� �P�u�b�l�i�s�h�i�n�g,, 1996.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket.. First thus. First hardcover edition of an offbeat suspense novel by this writer best known for his 'burglar' series, originally published as a paperback original in 1969. "Who were the specialists? 'There were six of them...Ex-soldiers, each with a unique talent. There game was getting to a special kind of vermin, the kind that preyed on innocents...'" Includes a new afterword by Block explaining the background of this novel, which he describes as a "one book series." INSCRIBED on the title page "For --- best" . 160 pp plus 4 pp afterword. Wraparound dust jacket by Phil Parks.

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About the Author

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.



Fred Sullivan is an actor and an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator. He has played over one hundred roles as an award-winning resident actor at Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, Rhode Island. He is resident director at Gamm Theatre and teaches acting at the Rhode Island School of Design.

From Publishers Weekly

Five ex-soldiers are hired to find and eliminate criminals in the Edgar Award-winning author's gripping novel.
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