The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling - Lawrence Block

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 ...  Read the complete review