Name: DJ's review of The Burglar in the Library by Lawrence Block
Item: The Burglar in the Library
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Lawrence Block

Bookseller and New-Yorker-to-the-bone, Bernie Rhodenbarr rarely ventures out of Manhattan, but he's excited about the romantic getaway he has planned for himself and current lady love Lettice at the Cuttleford House, a remote upstate b&b. Unfortunately, Lettice has a prior engagement—she's getting married . . . and not to Bernie—so he decides to take best buddy Carolyn instead. A restful respite from the big city's bustle would be too good to waste. Besides, there's a very valuable first edition shelved in the Cuttleford's library that Bernie's just itching to get his hands on. Did we neglect to mention that Bernie's a burglar? But first he's got to get around a very dead body on the library floor. The plot's thickened by an isolating snowstorm, downed phone lines, the surprise arrival of Lettice and her reprehensible new hubby, and a steadily increasing corpse count. And it's Bernie who'll have to figure out whodunit . . . or die.

The Burglar in the Library

Sarah Escorsa

What a fun read! I'd never heard of Bernie Rhodenbarr before joining this ray but this definitely won't be the last I read of him:) I particularly liked the characters and enjoyed the way Lawrence Block plays around with the "English countryside-type mystery".

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