Lawrence Block’s decision to make available his early works has been a blessing. Passport to Peril is a stand-alone thriller from the 1960s wherein a young American folk singer tours Ireland en route to Berlin for its national music festival. Along the way she finds the possibility of love and friendship and a reality of smuggling, murder, and distrust. The first half or so details her, Ellen Cameron’s, time in Ireland as a tourist looking for traditional music, which Block fills with Irish history and folk lyrics (sung by Ms. Morgan) before kicking the reader at the knees as Ellen discovers herself a patsy in an attempt to smuggle microfilm across borders and realizes she cannot trust those who she has come to love. What started as a leisurely trip through Ireland’s pubs and history — for both Ellen and the reader — leads seemingly effortlessly to a fast paced engrossing thriller. PJ Morgan’s reliably solid narration makes for a fantastic listen in yet another winner in Block’s outstanding Classic Crime Library.