Thanks to Juri, James Rogers, Neil Smith, Jim and Bill Hagen
for sharing tips. They're perfect--especially the ones about
always having different business cards on hand.
This will be in the piece, but here's a tip from the Scudder
series, straight from Lawrence Block himself:
"What comes to mind is a scene in Everybody Dies. T.J.'s been
wounded in a gun battle in Brooklyn, and Matt hails a gypsy
cab and orders the driver to take them to Manhattan. The
driver doesn't want to ride around with a bleeding passenger.
Matt holds the gun on the guy and tells him that he'll give
him a hundred dollars for the trip, or he'll shoot him in the
head and drive there himself, his choice. The driver,
terrified, complies.
"En route, Matt gives him the $100, so the guy won't worry
about getting stiffed, and when they arrive he gives him a
second $100 to sweeten the deal. The driver thanks him and
gives him his card, inviting Matt to call him when he needs a
driver. I thought that showed how working relationships form
and evolve. And I liked that driver. I wouldn't be surprised
if Matt keeps his card and hires him again."
Best,
Duane Swierczynski
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