Getting Off: A Novel of Sex & Violence (Hard Case Crime Book 101)
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (526 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B004LROX9M |
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| Number of Pages | : | 578 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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Lawrence Block is one of the most acclaimed and highly decorated living mystery writers, having received multiple Edgar, Shamus and Maltese Falcon Awards, as well as lifetime achievement awards in the US, UK, and France. He was named a "Grand Master" by the Mystery Writers of America, the organization's highest honor. In the 1960s and 70s he wrote seven novels under the pe
Craig said A fun, fast-paced, guilty pleasure. Over-the-top sex and violence.. This is nearly the perfect Hard Case Crime novel, a fun fast-paced guilty pleasure with plenty of over-the-top sex and violence.Kit Tolliver is the over-stimulated female version of one of Block’s other characters, John Keller from the Hit Man series. She is an unrepentant black-widow serial killer who seduces men only to kill them in exotic fashion afterwards. The story stretches credibility at times. Ho. Sex And The Single Serial Killer Jim Nesbitt A vastly different book from his Matthew Scudder novels and written from the point-of-view of a female serial killer, a risk for any male writer that Block manages to pull off. Both the sex and the violence are graphic, so this book isn't for the squeamish or prudish. But it's a well-told tale, which certainly isn't a departure from what I've come to expect from Lawrence Block.. The same plot over and over--she beds everyone who is The same plot over and over--she beds everyone who is interesting to her and then brutally and/or sadistically murders them. I stopped a quarter way through as it was redundant if not imaginative for the many ways the central character seduced and then killed her victims. Pyschopathically sleezy.
Crossing them off her list . Then she kills him, and she likes that even better. On her way out, she cleans out his wallet. Picking up their trails. SO THIS GIRL WALKS INTO A BAR and when she walks out there's a man with her. She goes to bed with him, and she likes that part. Hunting them down. She keeps moving, and has a new name for each change of address. She's been doing this for a while, and she's good at it.And then a chance remark gets her thinking of the men who got away, the lucky ones who survived a night with her.
Praise for Getting Off:"One of the best books of this or any year." - BookReporter"you'll be rooting for this thoroughly beguiling serial killer on a mission. Apro's pro, Block never wastes a word, never misplaces aplot element it also boasts Block's legendary craftsmanship, slyhumor, and virtuoso plotting. The premise is to die for!" - Booklist"A fun, fast-paced read full of steamy moments and a twist ending a must have for pulp fiction fans." - Celebrity Cafe"A great read from cover to cover believe me when I say that you are in for a wonderful time." - Horror News