The Burglar in the Closet (Bernie Rhodenbarr Mysteries)

mass market paperback, 290 pages

English language

Published April 25, 2006 by HarperTorch.

ISBN:
978-0-06-087273-1
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OCLC Number:
68711893

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It's hard to ignore someone with his hands in your mouth. Bernie Rhodenbarr's all ears when Dr. Sheldrake, his dentist, starts complaining about his detestable, soon-to-be-ex wife, and happens to mention the valuable diamonds she keeps lying around the apartment. Since Bernie's been known to supplement his income as a bookstore owner with the not-so-occasional bout of high-rise burglary, a couple of nights later he's in the Sheldrake apartment with larceny on his mind -- and has to duck into a closet when the lady of the house makes an unexpected entrance. Unfortunately he's still there when an unseen assailant does Mrs. Sheldrake in . . . and then vanishes with the jewels. Bernie's got to come out of the closet some time. But when he does, he'll be facing a rap for a murder he didn't commit -- and for a burglary he certainly attempted -- unless he can …

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Subjects

  • Mystery/Suspense
  • Fiction
  • Fiction - Mystery/ Detective
  • Mystery & Detective - General
  • Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General
  • Rhodenbarr, Bernie (Fictitious character)
  • Thieves