In a classic Bernie Rhodenbarr thriller, the burglar-turned-bookseller plots to steal the lost manuscript of a Kipling poem, but an unexpected twist leaves the police hot on his trail. Read by Lawrence Block.
The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling: A Bernie Rhodenbarr Mystery
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My favorite book in this series Bernie is growing on me. Didn’t really care for his callous attitude towards victims in the previous books but I realized that he does carry some compassion. The writing is outstanding and the book is fast paced without losing you in momentum.
Gotta Love Bernie! I can never decide who I love more, Bernie Rhodenbarr or his creator Lawrence Block. If you like your burglars semi-honest with a certain degree of self-control and (beginning with this volume) their own used bookstore and occasional lesbian dog-grooming tag-along accomplice, you’ll be confused too.Â
Bernie the Bookish Burglar Poor Bernie! He’s just a small business owner who indulges in a bit of burglary occasionally to improve his cash-flow situation and get the old adrenaline pumping. But when he tries to combine his two passions (books and burglary) be finds himself (and not for the first time) charged with murder. And it comes about (as it always does) because he breaks his own rule: never involve a third party in a burglary.Â