The Burglar Who Thought He Was Bogart; a Bernie Rhodenbarr mystery
Dutton, 1995. First Edition. 8vo, 9 x 6 inches (227 x 151 mm); (8), 291, (1) pp. Hardback, light blue paper boards with spine in darker blue textured paper, gilt titles on spine. Dust jacket unclipped.
One of over 100 books written by Lawrence Block (b. 1938) who was named a Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster in 1994. This is the seventh novel of the series set in New York City featuring bookseller and gentleman burglar and Bernie Rhodenbarr.
The plot is described on Lawrence Block's website as follows: "Bookseller Bernie Rhodenbarr’s in love - with an exotic Eastern European beauty who shares his obsession with Humphrey Bogart movies. He’s in heaven, munching popcorn with his new amour every night at a Bogart Film Festival - until their Casablanca-esque idyll is cut short by his other secret passion: burglary.
When he’s hired to pilfer a portfolio of valuable documents from a Park Avenue apartment, Bernie can hardly refuse. But the occupant’s early return forces Bernie to flee empty-handed - and he soon finds himself implicated in a murder. Before you can say “who stole the strawberries?” he’s hunting for a killer, up to his neck in the outrageous intrigues of a tiny Balkan nation...and menaced by more sinister fat men and unsavory toadies than the great Bogie himself butted heads with in pursuit of that darn bird!"
Not to mentioned being hounded by NYC Detective Ray Kirchmann.
Condition: Fine / Fine.
Item number: 2219
ISBN: 0525940162
Price: $65.00
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