The Cancelled Czech by Lawrence Block
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'Lawrence Block is a master of crime fiction'
Evan Michael Tanner is a man open to curious opportunities. Happily he has a lot of time to pursue them because he hasn't slept a wink since the unfortunate military accident when an errant piece of shrapnel destroyed his brain's sleep centre. Devoted to defending lost causes and beautiful women, he possesses an array of talents and connections so singular that he's a natural for perilous top-secret missions - the sort that will retroactively cease to exist if something goes wrong.
This time, enlisted by an undercover agency so secret that neither it nor its
jovial chief has a name, Tanner heads for Czechoslovakia, where he must
engineer the kidnap of a dying man. But first he finds himself leaping from
a moving train, tangling with an amorous blonde, and trying to act convincing as the
featured speaker at a neo-Nazi rally.
PRAISE FOR
LAWRENCE BLOCK
'Wonderfully detailed and inspiring writing' - The London Guardian
'Block is one of the best' - Washington Post
'..if you are coming new to Lawrence Block.....it will be the beginning of a beautiful friendship' - Vincent Banville, Irish Times
'A master of crime fiction' - Jonathan Kellerman
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Robert Galbraith writes:
This is the second in Lawrence Block's long out of print Tanner series, and features a new introduction by the author. Tanner is 34 years old and hasn't slept a wink since shrapnel destroyed the sleep centre in his brain during the Korean War. Tanner loves lost causes and beautiful women. The FBI has a thick file on him; the CIA taps his phone and a super-secret intelligence agency wants him to be their man! Tanner, enlisted by an undercover agency, so secret it doesn't have a name, heads for Czechoslovakia where he engineers the kidnap of a dying man. But first he finds himself leaping from a moving train, tangling with an amorous blonde and acting as the featured speaker at a neo-Nazi rally.
It's all in a morning's work. Nights too, of course. Basically
this is James Bond stuff, but as amusing as only Block can make
it. Tongue glued to inside of cheek, this is about as funny as
Block gets (which is very) and if you like the Burglar series
you should check these out now.
(Crime Time Magazine)
