69 Barrow Street by Sheldon Lord (All Editions)

In 69 Barrow Street, Sheldon Lord (Lawrence Block) delivers another slice of mid-century Greenwich Village life, blending the “small town in a big city” atmosphere with the transgressive edge typical of 1960s pulp. The story centers on a specific address that serves as a crossroads for a variety of “lost souls” and bohemians. While the … Read more

21 Gay Street by Sheldon Lord (All Editions)

In 21 Gay Street, Sheldon Lord (a pseudonym for mystery legend Lawrence Block) provides a voyeuristic, “beatnik” look at Greenwich Village life in the late 1950s. The story follows Joyce Kendall, a fresh-faced college graduate from Iowa who arrives in New York for a job at a “true confessions” magazine. She finds a room in … Read more