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In the Midst of Death: A Matthew Scudder Novel Audiobook
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Jerry Broadfield thinks he's a good cop. But now he's been charged with extortion—and his former buddies in the NYPD would like to see him laid out on a morgue slab for squealing to a committee on police corruption. Suddenly, he's got a lot of enemies, and when a dead call girl turns up in his apartment, his troubles get even bigger. Broadfield screams "setup," but nobody believes him—except ex-policeman, now unlicensed PI Matthew Scudder. Because Broadfield turned traitor, no cop is going to give Scudder any help with this investigation; so Scudder is on his own. But finding a killer among the stoolie cop's sleazebag connections is going to be as difficult as pouring a cold beer in hell—where some of Broadfield's enemies would like to see Scudder if he gets himself in too deep.
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"Early mysteries of the 60's and 70's amaze me, particularyly Lawrence Block's. His prose is taut, his characters fully formed and believeable, the mystery satisfying - and he did it without writing an encyclopedia-sized tome. This is a particularly great example of his early work. I can't remember reading an adult novel that clocked in under 200 pages yet made me tear up the way this one did."
— Arlene (4 out of 5 stars)
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“Very tight and well written and filled with a cross section of New York City denizens…Reader Alan Sklar does an excellent job.”
— Library Journal
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" I enjoyed this one less than other Matt Scudder ones, but anyway it deserves 4 stars. "
— Alberto, 2/11/2014 -
" A great read, with a wonderful character in Jerry Broadfield. "
— Mikel, 1/26/2014 -
" 3.5 stars. As usual, a solid Block mystery. "
— Glenn, 12/11/2013 -
" Former detective Matt Scudder makes himself unpopular with New York's when he tries to prove the innocence of a cop accused of murdering a prostitute after trying to blow the whistle on police corruption. "
— Robin, 11/26/2013 -
" Solid story. Not many bells or whistles. Scudder's alcoholism is interesting. Just a good solid mystery. "
— Andrew, 10/16/2013 -
" Needed a brain break. His books are pretty good. "
— Ellen, 8/14/2013 -
" Scudder is still drinking; helps out Jerry Broadfield, a cop who is accused of murder; "
— Rusty, 7/20/2013 -
" The kind off formulaic detective fiction that scratches the exact itch it intends to. "
— Beausephus, 6/5/2013 -
" DNF. Fine prose, but the protagonist seemed like a jerk. And then his client seemed like a jerk. And then I quit. I'm not too interested in jaded, alcoholic P.I.s these days. "
— Christine, 5/30/2013 -
" Nobody ever called Jerry Broadfield a saint, but he was an (almost) honest cop. Then one day he took off his badge and ratted on nearly every crooked cop on the NYPD. He was a hero--until someone set him up. Now Matt Scudder is on the case and has no idea how dirty it will get. "
— Eddy, 5/7/2013 -
" Would have liked it more if Jonathan Kellerman hadn't written a spoiler introduction. "
— Martha, 2/26/2013 -
" I like this series, its so easy reading it just flows off the tongue, but I would say many women would not like these as our hero Scudder is the true symbol of the stereotype man. There great, I look forward to reading the next one after I have read the passage "
— Keiran, 8/24/2012 -
" I love these books. Man, I love them. Part of me wishes I'd discovered them years ago - I've been missing out. The other part of me is glad, since I have 14 books left to go in the Scudder series. "
— Bobbi, 3/20/2012 -
" I can't seem to get enough of Block. With fourteen more to go in this series alone, I made a conscious decision to weave other novelist into my reading regime. I just don't want to devour all the good Block novels in one read-a-thon. "
— Leon, 2/9/2012 -
" While this book was okay, I wasn't too impressed w/ the story. I'm new to the Matt Scudder series & will move onto the next book... "
— Russel, 10/23/2011 -
" I love Block. On this second reading though, I have the same complaint I made earlier. I really do get tired of the cliche that in every book a woman falls into bed with the private detective. Other than that...I like that Block isn't afraid to tackle the difficult, morally ambiguous issues. "
— Katherine, 10/9/2011 -
" I liked this one better than the 1st and 3rd in the series (this is the second). The one thing about this series is that the "reveal" of the mystery is very short and not at all specific. I feel like they should be more complicated. "
— Melissa, 9/13/2011 -
" I like a good detective story, and Lawrence Block writes some very good ones! "
— Mary, 8/20/2011 -
" I liked this one better than the 1st and 3rd in the series (this is the second). The one thing about this series is that the "reveal" of the mystery is very short and not at all specific. I feel like they should be more complicated. "
— Melissa, 7/22/2011 -
" I like this series, its so easy reading it just flows off the tongue, but I would say many women would not like these as our hero Scudder is the true symbol of the stereotype man. There great, I look forward to reading the next one after I have read the passage "
— Keiran, 2/8/2011 -
" Would have liked it more if Jonathan Kellerman hadn't written a spoiler introduction. "
— Martha, 1/25/2010 -
" Former detective Matt Scudder makes himself unpopular with New York's when he tries to prove the innocence of a cop accused of murdering a prostitute after trying to blow the whistle on police corruption. "
— Robin, 1/18/2010 -
" A great read, with a wonderful character in Jerry Broadfield. "
— Mikel, 12/30/2008
About 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.
About Alan Sklar
Alan Sklar, a graduate of Dartmouth, has excelled in his career as a freelance voice actor. Named a Best Voice of 2009 by AudioFile magazine, his work has earned him several Earphones Awards, a Booklist Editors’ Choice Award (twice), a Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Award, and Audiobook of the Year by ForeWord magazine. He has also narrated thousands of corporate videos for clients such as NASA, Sikorsky Aircraft, IBM, Dannon, Pfizer, AT&T, and SONY.