A review by depreydeprey
A Walk Among the Tombstones by Lawrence Block

5.0

The Matthew Scudder books are dark. New York is a dangerous, dirty and cynical place and Scudder works harder at maintaining his sobriety than he ever has at solving crime or dolling out street justice. In fact, sometimes AA meetings and side characters are so front and center that you forget you are reading a mystery. A Walk Among The Tombstones strikes a perfect balance between a compelling mystery and the sobriety culture that is pervasive in the Scudder books. Both are facinating and compelling here abd Lawrence Block is at the top of his game.