The Burglar in the Library
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The Burglar in the Library
Narrated by:
Richard Ferrone
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Narrated by:
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Richard Ferrone
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Lawrence Block
About this listen
Bernie's sweetheart has dumped him. But although his heart is broken, he hasn't lost his love for fine books - or for an occasional discrete burglary. So Bernie takes off for a snowy winter weekend at a country inn that just happens to have a rare, signed first edition of The Big Sleep in its library. It's not long, however, before Bernie's ex-girlfriend arrives with her new husband, a body is found in the library, and the book disappears. Bernie must sort out a tricky tangle of clues if he has any hope of nabbing the priceless edition for himself. Narrator Richard Ferrone captures Bernie's cool demeanor and his flair for perfect timing.
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BRillint writing .... mystery, humour and feeling
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Sheer brilliance.
Bernie Rhodenbarr is a seller of second hand books. He's also a burglar, and funny. When a girlfriend tells him she can't go with him for a romantic weekend at Cuddlesford House, run as an old English country estate, Bernie takes his dog grooming friend, Caroline, and Raffles his car instead.
Cue a remote location approached by a rope secured bridge over a deep gully, and heavy snow making roads inaccessible, and the near perfect closed house mysteries of English writers such as Agatha Christie is set up. With lots of literary references to Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, Evelyn Waugh and Agatha herself, delicious dialogue with Caroline and replete with one liners, oddball characters and an intriguing plot with an unexpected ending, this is a book not just to enjoy but to positively revel in. And the narration by Richard Terrine only enhances everything as he becomes Bernie in his excellent performance.
Would I recommend this book? Oh, yes
"Toad in the hole, or Wind in the Willows. "
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Good, but not his best
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Bernie and Carolyn travel well and even Raffles plays his part.
Wonderful.
perfect
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not the England I know...but somewhere inside my head I still think I've lived through
I won't give anything away....well why would I? I am English after all
takes me away...
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