Burglar on the Prowl
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From the master of crime fiction, wonderfully quirky characters, twists and turns galore. Lawrence Block's trademark dead-on dialogue makes BURGLAR ON THE PROWL another riotous triumph for the outrageous Bernie Rhodenbarr (the series described by ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY as 'Agatha Christie narrated by Basil Fawlty').Bernie has been accused of cracking the safe in a bungled burglary that left three people dead. He was actually robbing another apartment at the time (where he left more money than he took, but that's another story) but he can't tell the cops that. And now the real perps are chasing Bernie too. Everyone wants to get their hands on what Bernie hasn't got. But if he can just work out how some Latvian immigrants, an eminent plastic surgeon and a novel by Joseph Conrad are connected before the boys in blue catch up with him, he might be able to crack this case open like a safe. In this long-awaited new instalment of the popular BURGLAR series, award- winni ng author Lawrence Block brings back the intrepid and charming Bernie for another delightfully suspenseful tale that will leave readers clamouring for more.
Author: Lawrence Block
Format: Paperback, 304 pages, 130mm x 198mm, 214 g
Published: 2004, Transworld Publishers (Division of Random House Australia), Australia
Genre: Crime, Thriller & Adventure
Description
From the master of crime fiction, wonderfully quirky characters, twists and turns galore. Lawrence Block's trademark dead-on dialogue makes BURGLAR ON THE PROWL another riotous triumph for the outrageous Bernie Rhodenbarr (the series described by ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY as 'Agatha Christie narrated by Basil Fawlty').Bernie has been accused of cracking the safe in a bungled burglary that left three people dead. He was actually robbing another apartment at the time (where he left more money than he took, but that's another story) but he can't tell the cops that. And now the real perps are chasing Bernie too. Everyone wants to get their hands on what Bernie hasn't got. But if he can just work out how some Latvian immigrants, an eminent plastic surgeon and a novel by Joseph Conrad are connected before the boys in blue catch up with him, he might be able to crack this case open like a safe. In this long-awaited new instalment of the popular BURGLAR series, award- winni ng author Lawrence Block brings back the intrepid and charming Bernie for another delightfully suspenseful tale that will leave readers clamouring for more.
Burglar on the Prowl