A Time to Scatter Stones & Keller's Fedora, both by Lawrence Block

I was happy to see a new book by the great #LawrenceBlock, even if it was a novella, and even happier to welcome the character of Matthew Scudder back after a ten year absence. Unfortunately, I didn't care much for the work. I thought the story was thin at best, with a villain that could have been thwarted without a PI's help, and some of the dialogue was downright pretentious. Worth a read if you're a fan, but skip it otherwise.

Unlike the Scudder novella, the return of everyone's favorite stamp collecting assassin is a hoot. By all means, read it.