TIME TO MURDER AND CREATE.
London: Robert Hale, [1979]. Octavo, boards. First British and first hardcover edition. Signed by Block on the title page. Even though the third originally published this is the second in the Matt Scudder series. Edgar nominee for best paperback original (first published in the U. S. as a paperback original). "Most critics agree that Block's strongest and deepest work has been found in the series featuring Matthew Scudder, an alcoholic ex-cop in New York City..." St. James Guide to Crime & Mystery Writers (Fourth Edition), pp. 86-87. Hubin, p. 82. Foxing to top page edges, a fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with slight wear to spine ends, a few spots of foxing to spine panel and a few rub marks to front panel. (25261). Item #25261
Price: $650.00