by Admin | Dec 23, 2013 | Bernie Rhodenbarr, Books, Reviews, The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons
Every so often, you come across a book in which you know from the very first page that the story within is going to be a pure joy to experience. The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons, the new Bernie Rhodenbarr novel by Lawrence Block, is just such a novel. Readers will...
by Admin | Dec 19, 2013 | Bernie Rhodenbarr, Books, Reviews, The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons
Not to mention: entertaining company. One of the other pleasurable features in Block’s series is our narrator’s friendship with dog groomer Carolyn Kaiser, who serves as a lunchtime buddy, sounding board and occasional companion during Bernie’s...
by Admin | Dec 18, 2013 | Bernie Rhodenbarr, Books, Reviews, The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons
Block, through Bernie, manages to share some obscure history and some book recommendations without slowing down his tale. Eavesdropping on Carolyn and Bernie as they sort out the difference between Myer Myers and Meyer Meyer is among the book’s many pleasures. So is...
by Admin | Dec 18, 2013 | Bernie Rhodenbarr, Q&A, The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons
This is the second in a series of Q&As with The Author himself… Next question: Telephone technology has progressed dramatically, but has lock technology changed much since you started writing Bernie stories? I think so. Bernie observes in THE BURGLAR WHO COUNTED...
by Admin | Dec 16, 2013 | Bernie Rhodenbarr, Books, Reviews, The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons
Admin note: This is quite possibly my favorite review of THE BURGLAR WHO COUNTED THE SPOONS so far. Over the past few weeks I’ve read a dozen rave reviews of Lawrence Block’s new Bernie Rhodenbarr mystery, THE BURGLAR WHO COUNTED THE SPOONS. Well that’s...
by Admin | Dec 11, 2013 | Bernie Rhodenbarr, Books, Reviews, The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons
I found it fun to read. It’s like spending time with an old friend who’s been gone for a while. You know something is going to trip Bernie up somewhere and you just have to wait for it to happen. All I have to say is that Bernie was almost too smart for...
