Bernie Rhodenbarr

18 primary works • 19 total works

Burglars Can't be Choosers

by Lawrence Block

Published 1 January 1977

Now, we all know Bernie's the type of guy who likes to work alone. He finds the profits are higher and the risks a lot lower. But in Burglars Can't Be Choosers, Bernie finds that while he's no beggar, he's not above taking on a rare work-for-hire. It's simple, really. All he has to do is break into a posh East Side apartment, grab a blue leather-covered box, deliver it to his mysterious employer, and pocket a nice, easy fee. Well, nothing's ever that easy. No sooner is Bernie inside the apartment when things start to go wrong. Things like...no blue box. Things like...the police, led by his old nemesis, detective Ray Kirschmann. Things like...the dead body in the bedroom. Things like...being accused of murder. Bernie, suddenly on the run, couldn't ask for a better place to hide than the anonymous streets of New York City - except for the fact his face is now in every tabloid newspaper and on every television newscast. Holing up at an out-of-town friend's apartment, he meets up with a lovely young lady ready with aid and comfort...and other resources. At last Bernie's got some time to figure out what's going on, and who set him up. And why.

Los ladrones no pueden escoger

by Lawrence Block

Published 16 September 2016

The Burglar in the Closet

by Lawrence Block

Published 1 January 1978

El ladrón dentro del clóset

by Lawrence Block

Published 1 March 2020

The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling

by Lawrence Block

Published 1 January 1979

The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza

by Lawrence Block

Published 1 January 1980

The Burglar Who Painted Like Mondrian

by Lawrence Block

Published 1 January 1983

The Burglar Who Traded Ted Williams

by Lawrence Block

Published 1 May 1994

In Greenwich Village, Bernie Rhodenbarr, the rare book dealer who moonlights as a burglar, is arrested for murder in connection with the robbery of a valuable collection of baseball cards. Only he didn't do it.

The Burglar Who Thought He Was Bogart

by Lawrence Block

Published 1 July 1995

The Burglar in the Library

by Lawrence Block

Published 21 May 1997

Il Ladro nella Biblioteca

by Lawrence Block

Published 13 December 2016

The Burglar in the Rye

by Lawrence Block

Published 9 June 1999

Literary agent Anthea Landau, legendary resident of the Paddington Hotel, is auctioning off her personal correspondence from enigmatic writer Gulliver Fairborn. The reclusive Fairborn can't afford to outbid the collectors who are fighting to get their hands on the letters. Bernie Rhodenbarr's at the Paddington Hotel to make sure they never do. Bernie breaks into Anthea Landua's suite. And finds her...dead. The police burst in, and Bernie takes a fire escape down to an empty room, where he quietly pockets some nice ruby jewellery. Minutes later, he is under arrest. When Bernie is bailed out, he learns that the gems were heisted the night before he stole them. Now, to clear his name and right some terrible wrongs, Bernie must solve a murder or two, track down a rival jewel thief, retrieve the missing letters, find the rubies' rightful owner, and still manage to protect the elusive Gulliver Fairborn...without getting caught.

Il Ladro che Beveva Rye

by Lawrence Block

Published 14 November 2017

The Burglar on the Prowl

by Lawrence Block

Published 16 March 2004

Kriminalroman.

Il Ladro in Caccia

by Lawrence Block

Published 18 April 2017

The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons

by Lawrence Block

Published 22 October 2013

Bernie Rhodenbarr 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.

Il Ladro in Poche Parole

by Lawrence Block

Published 16 February 2019

The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown

by Lawrence Block

Published 18 October 2022

The Burglar in Short Order

by Lawrence Block

Published 7 January 2020