Review: Don't Ask
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 24, 2012
Lawrence Block's short story, The Ehrengraf Defense, is a good example of the kind of story readers can find in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. It is well-written with an interesting twist, and readers do not have to second-guess themselves for buying the story. It is well worth the small Kindle price. Block is a master at mystery writing with many novels and short stories to his credit over the years. I have read much of his writing and enjoyed this short story now as representative of his early work. I am glad to see Mr. Block is re-publishing his writing in Kindle format, especially the 99 cent a piece stories (Kindle Singles).In this story, lawyer Ehrengraf's efforts are worth the very high price of his fees. Ask him no questions or he'll tell you the truth. Once readers have read The Ehrengraf Defense, they will want to read more stories featuring the unorthodox lawyer from Lawrence Block. More Ehrengraf stories are available for 99 cents in the Kindle Store.