A DROP OF THE HARD STUFF - Lawrence Block

This is the latest in a long standing series featuring Matt Scudder, ex-cop, dry alcoholic and private investigator.

The series has had some truely great episodes over the years.

This latest one is told in back story featuring the murder of a AA colleague of Scudder's from when he first stopped drinking. Its very heavy on AA and this may irk some but if you have read the series its all part and parcel.

It's not a bad yarn, not as strong as earlier reads but it was nice to catch up as I havn't read one of these for years.