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A Moment of Wrong Thinking

by Lawrence Block

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Members' Rating: 3.08from 12 Ratings and 6 Reviews

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In celebration of acclaimed crime author Lawrence Block's book, A Drop of the Hard Stuff, we're delighted to feature one of his short stories, "A Moment of Wrong Thinking." In this tale a suicide may not be what it seems—and the witnesses and police not as innocent as they appear.

Reviews for Lawrence Block's Book, A Drop Of The Hard Stuff

"Genius...the prose, as always, is like the club soda Scudder sips in the opening pages: cool, fizzy, and completely refreshing."
Booklist, starred review

"Lonesome, wintry, and compassionate ... guaranteed to get under your skin."
Kirkus Reviews

"Powerful...pitch-perfect ... elegiac."
Publishers Weekly, starred review

Buy A Drop of the Hard Stuff from Amazon here.

Extended Copyright Information

Copyright 2002 by Lawrence Block. All rights reserved.

Originally published in Enough Rope by Lawrence Block (New York, William Morrow, 2002). Published on DailyLit with the permission of Lawrence Block.


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Opening Lines (Experimental)

“I just wondered,” I said.
Monica rolled her eyes. She’s one of Elaine’s oldest friends. They were in high school together, in Rego Park, and they never lost touch over the years. Elaine spent a lot of years as a call girl, and Monica, who was never in the life herself, seemed to have no ...

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Copyright

Copyright 2002 by Lawrence Block.

All Rights Reserved.

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3/5 3.00

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3/5 3.00

Reviewed by Genevea on Feb 12, 2012

Interesting enough

Kept me intrigued to the end. Was really hoping for that great twist...

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Reviewed by shakespearecub on Jun 7, 2011

Typical Lawrence Block

Which is to say: Entertaining, Well-drawn characters, nice plot with a twist. Very enjoyable.

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Reviewed by mateekaq on May 24, 2011

intelligent & entertaining

I liked this a lot. It was an easy read thanks to the small paragraphs and use of dialogue, and flowed nicely. Short and sweet. I have my own ideas of whodunit (teehee)...your husband's laying there dead and you're talking insurance? Hmm. Whatever the case. I like that it leaves a little mystery even from the narrator in the end.

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3/5 3.00

Reviewed by dcs767 on May 25, 2011

Eight installments is about enough

This story was good, though not great. The central feature is a mystery that's more psychological than anything else. The ending will leave you a bit disappointed, but you will be made to think.

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dcs767 3.00 Read review 2011-05-25
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DreamWorld 4.00   2011-08-21
eswardass 1.00   2011-08-22
Genevea 3.00 Read review 2012-02-12
hanadielhajj 1.00   2011-12-04
loishall 5.00   2011-10-11
mateekaq 4.00 Read review 2011-05-24
phanthuhien 1.00   2012-02-28
shakespearecub 4.00 Read review 2011-06-07
stamedwards 5.00   2011-09-14
usedbikeslondon 3.00 Read review 2012-04-30

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