A Walk Among the Tombstones by Lawrence Block

A Walk Among the Tombstones

Matthew Scudder #10

Lawrence Block

416 pages • first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
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A Walk Among the Tombstones is ideal for readers who crave gritty, high-stakes crime thrillers with morally complex characters and unflinching explorations of human depravity.

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WHEN YOU CAN'T CALL THE COPS, YOU CALL SCUDDER. Kenan Khoury's wife went out grocery shopping and never came home. Alive, anyway. But because Kenan Khoury buys and sells drugs for a living he can't go to the police for help. He goes to Matthew Scu...

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Community Reviews

3.88
based on 398 reviews

Moods

dark: 88%

tense: 88%

mysterious: 55%

adventurous: 44%

emotional: 44%

sad: 44%

challenging: 33%

Pace

55% of readers chose fast
33% of readers chose medium
11% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

87% of readers chose Plot
12% of readers chose A mix
Plot
A mix

Strong character development?

25% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

37% of readers chose Yes
37% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

75% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

37% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
37% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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