The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling
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The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling
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Narrated by:
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Richard Ferrone
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By:
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Lawrence Block
About this listen
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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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story2 out of 5 stars
- Wide Eyes, Big Ears!
- 13-04-2023
Not my fave in the series …
Bernie finds himself embroiled in a free-for-all scramble for a unique and very valuable book, with multiple deadly people, one of which winds up dead. This feels VERY similar to the first two books. If it was the first Bernie Rhodenbarr book I’d come across, I would have rated it higher, but at this stage these a small variations on the same overall themes. On the plus side, we are introduced to Carolyn, the dog groomer and much loved drinking companion of Bernie who appears in many later books. On the down side, there were elements of casual racism surrounding “the Sikh” that made me uncomfortable. Richard Ferrone does another wonderful job on audiobook!
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- elizabeth b.
- 05-02-2021
All a bit alike still
Love Laurence Block author and Richard Ferrone narrator. These are really enjoyable stories. Well written with lots of giggles
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