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This is certainly not your typical Lawrence Block, but I loved it! A fascinating study of the "6 degrees of separation" theory and a year in New York following 9/11 when NYC truly did become a "small town."

And you never DO know for sure who killed Marilyn!

I am a long time reader of all of Lawrence Block's stories. But this one rises above all of his wonderful books. SMALL TOWN grabbed me from the first page and carried me along the story of the people of New York City in post-9/11 world. Block feels that a city of such magnitude, NYC, is really just a small town, that people know other people. There's connections within connections. Block changes voices and points of view seamlessly. A great read. A hard read but worth the effort.

This is a standalone, not a Matthew Scudder series. It is a good story that holds your interst but: if you are upset by pornography it is not the book for you.

Bold and flashy----a wily villain---use of multiple viewpoints to advance
the plot--a storyteller who chronicles the darker side of the human psyche.

Stories of some of the New York types (as imagined by Blocvk)who were effected by the events of 11/11/01. To Block, they were like residents of a small town. Good characterization, but not what one would expect of Lawrence Block- especially if you are looking for Mathew Scudder.

Great book!