The Night and the Music, Volume 1

Lawrence Block's seventeen Matthew Scudder novels have won the hearts of readers throughout the world-along with a bevy of awards including the Edgar, the Shamus, the Philip Marlowe (Germany), and the Maltese Falcon (Japan). But Scudder has starred in short fiction as well, and here is Volume One. Includes the following stories: "Out the Window," "A Candle for the Bag Lady," "By the Dawn's Early Light," "Batman's Helpers," "The Merciful Angel of Death," and "The Night and the Music."