Not often does a character have such a long ride. It is hard to realize that Matt is now in his mid-sixties and still playing the hero.

As All the Flowers are Dying opens, a man is approaching the execution chamber in a Virginia prison. Over his entire incarceration he has claimed his innocence for the horrific murders for which he is about to executed. One man believes his innocence and knows that he is, in fact, the fourth victim in this series of crimes.

A second storyline runs through, as one of Elaine's friends think she has meet Mr. Right on the Internet. She wisely asks Matt to run a check on the gentleman, and Matt soon discovers the man has some secrets he would rather keep hidden.

As the storyline progresses and the body count adds up, the reader is once more taken on a ride with Matt, Elaine and many of the characters they have come to know from reading his former books.

It is reassuring and relaxing to pick up a book that carries characters that I have been reading for twenty years or more. Lawrence Block never fails to satisfy.