The Burglar in the Library
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
£0.00 for first 30 days
The Burglar in the Library
Buy Now for £19.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Richard Ferrone
-
By:
-
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.
©1999 Lawrence Block (P)2000 Recorded Books LLCListeners also enjoyed...
What listeners say about The Burglar in the Library
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- I. D. Hall-white
- 31-05-17
BRillint writing .... mystery, humour and feeling
Everybody should listen to and/or read awrence Block especially if you know and love NYC
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Norma Miles
- 08-02-23
"Toad in the hole, or Wind in the Willows. "
Or: "Isn't Agatha Christie."
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
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story3 out of 5 stars
- Penny B
- 04-02-23
Good, but not his best
I love the Bernie Rhodenbarr series; it is blithe and amusing and beautifully written - just what we need in this post-Covid era - but this is not his best. The story is a bit of a cheat, all the elements not really hanging together or giving the satisfaction of his usual clever dénouements. Richard Ferrone reads as wonderfully as ever, though, and it IS pure escapism, if that’s what you’re after.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Nick
- 14-01-22
perfect
Maybe the characters are a bit more clichéd than usual for Mr Block's work, but, seeing as the Bernie Rhodenbarr books are by far and away in a league of their own this is entirely forgiveable.
Bernie and Carolyn travel well and even Raffles plays his part.
Wonderful.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Annie
- 25-02-24
takes me away...
as usual all grand....this time away from new york...to a romantic English styleee holiday getaway
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
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!