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Bernie Rhodenbarr

by Lawrence Block

18 books Started 1977 Latest 2022
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The Bernie Rhodenbarr is a Crime Fiction series by Lawrence Block, comprising 18 books published between 1977 and 2022. Books are listed in publication order, which is the recommended reading sequence.

# Title Year Buy
1 Burglars Can't Be Choosers 1977 Buy from Amazon
2 The Burglar in the Closet 1978 Buy from Amazon
3 The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling 1979 Buy from Amazon
4 The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza 1980 Buy from Amazon
5 The Burglar Who Painted Like Mondrian 1983 Buy from Amazon
6 Like a Thief in the Night (Short Story) 1983 Buy from Amazon
7 The Burglar Who Traded Ted Williams 1994 Buy from Amazon
8 The Burglar Takes a Cat (Short Story) 1994 Buy from Amazon
9 The Burglar Who Thought He Was Bogart 1995 Buy from Amazon
10 The Burglar in the Library 1997 Buy from Amazon
11 The Burglar in the Rye 1998 Buy from Amazon
12 The Burglar Who Dropped in on Elvis (Short Story) 1999 Buy from Amazon
13 The Burglar on the Prowl 2001 Buy from Amazon
14 The Burglar Who Smelled Smoke (Short Story) 2011 Buy from Amazon
15 A Bad Night for Burglars (Short Story) 2011 Buy from Amazon
16 The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons 2013 Buy from Amazon
17 The Burglar in Short Order 2020 Buy from Amazon
18 The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown 2022 Buy from Amazon

Lawrence Block (born June 24, 1938) is an American crime fiction author. He has written over 100 novels and 200 short stories, and is best known for his character Matthew Scudder, an alcoholic private investigator. Block was born in Buffalo, New York and attended Antioch College. After graduating, he worked as a copywriter and editor before turning to writing full-time in 1962. Block's novels have won numerous awards, including the Edgar Award and the Shamus Award. He has also been inducted into the Bouchercon Hall of Fame and the Crime Writers' Association Hall of Fame. Block's writing is known for its gritty realism and its exploration of moral dilemmas. His characters are often flawed and complex, and his stories are often dark and suspenseful. Block is a master of the crime fiction genre, and his work has been praised by critics and readers alike.

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