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The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling

By: Lawrence Block
Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
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Bernie Rhodenbarr has gone legit—almost—as the new owner of a used bookstore in New York’s Greenwich Village. Of course, dusty old tomes don’t always turn a profit, so to make ends meet, Bernie’s forced, on occasion, to indulge in his previous occupation: burglary. Besides which, he likes it.

Now a collector is offering Bernie an opportunity to combine his twin passions by stealing a very rare and very bad book-length poem from a rich man’s library.

The heist goes off without a hitch. The delivery of the ill-gotten volume, however, is a different story. Drugged by the client’s female go-between, Bernie wakes up in her apartment to find the book gone, the lady dead, a smoking gun in his hand, and the cops at the door. And suddenly he’s got to extricate himself from a rather sticky real-life murder mystery and find a killer—before he’s booked for Murder One.

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Big fan of the Bernie mysteries, well written, with great meandering dialogue, and cleverly researched themes. And the husky noir-ish voiced narrator is excellent.

A great Bernie mystery

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I have long been an admirer of the author, Lawrence Block and his series about Bernie Rhodenbarr is an all time favourite. First published in January, 1979, before mobile phones and today's modern technology, it is a little slice of old fashioned delight and suspension of disbelief is a forgotten necessity.
So book three in 'The Burglar who...' series and Bernie has gone legitimate by buying a bookshop. But, as he himself tells us, he is a born thief 'and I love it'. So a quiet visit to a house full of delectable treasures one evening after work is not too unexpected. What is is that Bernie doesn't take anything other than a single book from the library. So begins the story of The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling - tale of mystery, betrayal and murder. And, best of all, we also meet Caroline, a friend who works in a pet grooming parlour, The Poodle Factory and whenever she appears, the comedy is ratcheted up to hilarious.

Love Bernie, Caroline and the convoluted, crazy stories and wholeheartedly recommend this whole series narrated by Richard Ferrone who has, for me, become the authentic voice of Bernie, the bookshop owning burglar.

"Lies and half truths."

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