Bernie Rhodenbarr Mysteries

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BURGLARS CANT BE CHOOSERS: Bernie Rhodenbarr tends to work alone. Some call him a sleuth. Some call him a burglar. But who could resist being hired
- & pocketing a nice easy fee
- for a simple break-in? But nothings ever that simple. No sooner is Bernie inside the apartment when he discovers the item hes to collect is missing
- & in its place is a dead body. Accused of murder & on the run Bernie must figure out who set him up & why. THE BURGLAR IN THE CLOSET: Bernies all ears when his dentist starts complaining about his soon-to-be-ex-wife & happens to mention the valuable diamonds she keeps lying around. A couple of nights later Bernies in her apartment with larceny on his mind but has to duck into a closet when she unexpectedly returns. Unfortunately hes still there when an unseen assailant kills her & then vanishes with the jewels. Now Bernies got to hunt down the killer who left him hanging. THE BURGLAR WHO LIKED TO"E KIPLING: Bernie bookseller & thief cant resist the lure of a long lost Kipling poem even if it is locked inside a millionaires high security library. Bernie manages to break in & find the poem
- but also discovers a dead redhead. Now Bernie has to prove his innocence
- & fast. THE BURGLAR WHO STUDIED SPINOZA: Bernie doesnt often get philosophical about his criminal career. Hes good at it its addictively exciting
- & it pays a whole lot better than being a bookseller. But hes latest heist gets him in his biggest fix yet when two other burglars are involved. THE BURGLAR WHO PAINTED LIKE MONDRIAN: By day he sells books by night hes a master of illegal entry. But this time Bernie didnt do the burglary
- but one missing painting worth a quarter of a million dollars two corpses & a very clever frame-up put him on top of the most wanted list...