Search - The Burglar in the Closet (Bernie Rhodenbarr, Bk 2)

One of the earliest Bernie Rhodenbarr books. He is one of my favorite characters-a thief with scruples and a reflective mind, comfortable in his "badness".

Bernie was busy burgling the Gramercy Park apartment of his dentist's estranged wife Crystal (at the dentist's request, of course!). He was leisurely tucking cash, diamonds and other jewelry in his briefcase when he hears Crystal's keys in the front door. He hides in the closet and becomes hopelessly tangled in a rack of designer dresses. By the time he gets free, his briefcase is gone and Crystal is dead. Now Bernie is wanted for murder!