The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons
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4.6 • 12 Ratings
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
Ever since The Burglar on the Prowl climbed the bestseller lists in 2004, fans have been clamoring for a new book featuring the lighthearted and lightfingered Bernie Rhodenbarr. Now everybody's favorite burglar returns in an eleventh adventure that finds him and his lesbian sidekick Carolyn Kaiser breaking into houses, apartments, and even a museum, in a madcap adventure replete with American Colonial silver, an F. Scott Fitzgerald manuscript, a priceless portrait, and a remarkable array of buttons. And, wouldn't you know it, there's a dead body, all stretched out on a Trent Barling carpet...
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"I love to steal," admits Bernie Rhodenbarr in MWA Grand Master Block's superlative 11th mystery featuring the New York City thief and bookseller (after 2004's The Burglar on the Prowl). A man called Smith, who collects buttons as a hobby, launches Bernie on a series of robberies, starting with the manuscript of an F. Scott Fitzgerald story, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," from a Manhattan museum that was once the home of a wealthy collector of art and artifacts. Smith has other lucrative tasks with button associations for the burglar, including one involving a rare spoon. Meanwhile, NYPD Det. Ray Kirschmann also wants to avail himself of Bernie's expertise in the puzzling case of an elderly woman found dead on the floor of her apartment in an apparent burglary. Bernie's sidekick, Carolyn Kaiser, lends support. With his razor sharp wit, Block succeeds in making Bernie's thievery a noble undertaking.
Customer Reviews
Well-written and enjoyable, but…
Well-written and enjoyable, but the New-York-sized coincidences which were obviously clues about lose ends did not get tied up.