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The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling - Lawrence Block

Description: ISBN 0948353864 / Author: Lawrence Block / Genre: Crime / Thriller / Bernie - bookseller and thief - can't resist the lure of a long lost ... more

The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling - Lawrence Block ... Kipling poem, even if it is locked inside a millionaire's high security library. He manages to find the object his desire, but he also finds a dead redhead and is caught on-the-scene by the police.

Newest Review: ... of a woman. Can Bernie escape the police long enough to clear his name and make a profit? As you might have guessed form ... more

... the initial paragraph of this review, my opinion of the average burglar is not a high one. In fact I often loath the portrayal of crooks in films as they are far too clean for my likening. It was a surprise to me then that I got along so well with the character of Bernie Rhodenbarr. Here is a man who steals for a living but charms his way out of trouble – every clique in the book, but done so well. I had never read a Bernie Rhodenbarr mystery before but I got to know and enjoy the character by page 5. Block has a...more

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The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling - Lawrence Block: To Catch a Thief (956 words)
by samueltyler - written on 22.11.06 (Very useful, 86 readings)
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If we believed the movies we would assume that there is a fraternity of criminals that all work together to undertake huge capers that rob those that deserve it. A burglar will be a cheeky chappie who steals from you but you don’t mind so much because of his charm. The reality is likely to be a lot more depressing. Asbo teens hopped up on street grade crack stealing pension money off an old dear then pooing in her back garden. So how come I enjoyed the effortless charm of ‘The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling’? Burglar is the third of a long series of novels about Bernie Rhodenbarr by Lawrence Block. Written in 1979 it tells the continuing tales of a ...

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