Book cover for Some Days You Get the Bear by Lawrence Block

Some Days You Get the Bear

2009 Released
6-7 Hours
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William MorrowISBN 9780061977145

The bear is on the prowl in many different guises.

He may be the master thief stealing into Graceland, an intense young passenger experimenting in terror, or a psychiatrist haunted by his patient's nightmare.  Or maybe he's beautiful, lethal woman in a blood-red scarf.

In an Oregon print shop, a patient hit man orders flyers for a lost dog while sizing up his mark. He is the dapper attorney who never steps into a courtroom and never loses an innocent client. Look closely at the weary ex-cop nursing bourbon in a Manhattan saloon while a smiling killer buys a round for the house.

Never trust the mild research chemist in white gloves who turns two warring mobs against each other. So beware of the this huge, dangerous beast.  Because first he will enthrall you.. and then he will strike.

  • Unreliable Narrator: Two respectable brothers take annual holidays across the country, pairing museum tours with a chilling ritual of late-night predation.
  • Morally Grey Hero: A cautious Manhattan office worker purchases an unregistered handgun for protection, only to find the weapon quietly redrawing his moral boundaries.
  • Small Town Setting: An abused wife on an isolated homestead struggles to break a generational cycle of violence beneath the shadows of a black walnut grove.
  • Also by This Author: The Sins Of The Fathers, Hit Man and Burglars Can't Be Choosers.

Lawrence Block

Lawrence Block is one of the most widely recognized names in the mystery genre. He has been named a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America and is a four-time winner of the prestigious Edgar and Shamus Awards, as well as a recipient of prizes in France, Germany, and Japan. He received the Diamond Dagger from the British Crime Writers' Association—only the third American to be given this award. He is a prolific author, having written more than fifty books and numerous short stories, and is a devoted New Yorker and an enthusiastic global traveler.

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