{"id":40724,"date":"2026-01-10T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=40724"},"modified":"2026-01-09T18:55:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T23:55:12","slug":"the-burglar-in-the-rye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=40724","title":{"rendered":"THE BURGLAR IN THE RYE: A Bernie Rhodenbarr Mystery by Lawrence Block"},"content":{"rendered":"

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THE BURGLAR IN THE RYE<\/a>: A Bernie Rhodenbarr Mystery by Lawrence Block<\/p>\n

First sentences…<\/p>\n

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The lobby was a bit worse for the wear.\u00a0 The large oriental carpet had seen better days, lots of them.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Overview:\u00a0 Beware of Spoilers\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bernie Rhodenbarr is a witty, mild-mannered book lover.\u00a0 Bernie can usually be found running his used bookstore.\u00a0 Where Bernie is never<\/s> sledom found is at his second profession.\u00a0 Bernie’s a thief.<\/p>\n

Alice Cottrell, the former teenage lover of the world-famous, reclusive author Gulliver “Gully” Fairborn visits Bernie in his bookstore.\u00a0 Gully is the author of NOBODY’S BABY, the novel that influenced a generation.\u00a0 Even Bernie felt the book had a positive impact on his life, changing the way he looked at the world.\u00a0 Instead of a sequel or following up NOBODY’S BABY, Gully became a traveling recluse.\u00a0 He wanted no publicity and his life kept private.<\/p>\n

Anthea Landau. Gully’s former agent, kept years of Gully’s private letters.\u00a0 She plans to auction them off in a few days keeping the money for herself.\u00a0 Gully wants the letters destroyed.\u00a0 Anthea wants to pay Bernie to steal them before the auction.<\/p>\n

Bernie decides t0 take possession of the letters.\u00a0 Landau lives at The Padington, a once famous, but no rundown hotel.\u00a0 Bernie takes a room.\u00a0 Getting into Landau’s apartment late at night is a breeze.\u00a0 Bernie quietly enters her bedroom and after a brief search finds the letters.\u00a0 As he’s exciting, Bernie sees a huge knife sticking out of Landau’s chest.<\/p>\n

She wasn’t sleeping.\u00a0 She was dead. Recently murdered.<\/p>\n

And now the cops are about to enter the room.<\/p>\n

If Bernie can’t find a way out, and discover who killed Landau, he’ll\u00a0 take the fall.<\/p>\n

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THE BURGLAR IN THE RYE is the ninth Bernie Rhodenbarr novel.\u00a0 Each story features a murder mystery full of witty dialogue, a healthy does of humor, interesting characters, multiple suspects and a conclusion where Bernie brings everyone together to explain the intricacies of the tale and expose the murderer.<\/p>\n

Bernie Rhodenbarr tales are always fun.<\/p>\n

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