The Recurring Cast
Character · Scudder’s New York · 11 books

Mick Ballou

Irish gangster and Scudder’s unlikely friend · Lawrence Block

Mick Ballou is a violent Irish gangster who owns a bar in Hell’s Kitchen, and an unlikely but loyal friend to Scudder.

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Character facts

First appearance
Out on the Cutting Edge (1989)
Latest appearance
A Drop of the Hard Stuff (2011)
Books
11 (11 major)
Series
Matthew Scudder
Author
Lawrence Block
Circle
Scudder’s New York

Where to meet Mick Ballou

Mick Ballou first appears in Out on the Cutting Edge (1989), in a major role, book 7 of the Matthew Scudder series.

Buy Out on the Cutting Edge

Every book with Mick Ballou

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1989MOut on the Cutting Edgemajor role · Matthew ScudderFirst appearanceBuy
  2. 1990MA Ticket to the Boneyardmajor role · Matthew ScudderBuy
  3. 1991MA Dance at the Slaughterhousemajor role · Matthew ScudderBuy
  4. 1992MA Walk Among the Tombstonesmajor role · Matthew ScudderBuy
  5. 1993MThe Devil Knows You’re Deadmajor role · Matthew ScudderBuy
  6. 1994MA Long Line of Dead Menmajor role · Matthew ScudderBuy
  7. 1997MEven the Wickedmajor role · Matthew ScudderBuy
  8. 1998MEverybody Diesmajor role · Matthew ScudderBuy
  9. 2001MHope to Diemajor role · Matthew ScudderBuy
  10. 2005MAll the Flowers Are Dyingmajor role · Matthew ScudderBuy
  11. 2011MA Drop of the Hard Stuffmajor role · Matthew ScudderBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Matthew ScudderFormer NYPD detective and recovering alcoholic, an unlicensed investigator11
Elaine MardellFormer call girl, Scudder’s partner and later wife9
Jim FaberScudder’s AA sponsor8
TJStreet kid who becomes Scudder’s assistant8