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The Burglar Who Thought He Was Bogart (Bernie Rhodenbarr, Bk 7)
The Burglar Who Thought He Was Bogart - Bernie Rhodenbarr, Bk 7 Author:Lawrence Block 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... more » 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!« less
This is one of Block's best about burglar/bookseller Bernie Rhodenbarr. Two seemingly unconnected parts of his life -- a mysterious Eastern European beauty with whom he see Bogart films nightly and a commission to steal some documents -- come together in a fun and unexpected way.
An outrageously funny whodunit. Bernie Rhodenbarr meets the lovely Ilona, the woman of his dreams, who is also a Bogart film fan. Bernie takes on a seemingly simple heist job. He fails and then finds his employer dead. To make matters worse Ilona disappears. ...............Play it again Sam......
This is a series featuring full-time bookseller and part-time burgler Bernie Rhodenbarr. It is a clever mystery and an homage to one of the greatest screen legends ever. If that wasn't enought, it is also a romance!
