The Burglar Who Painted Like Mondrian (21 page)
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Authors: Lawrence Block
Tags: #Fiction, #Library, #Mystery Fiction, #Mystery & Detective, #Murder, #Rhodenbarr; Bernie (Fictitious character), #General, #New York (N.Y.), #Hard-Boiled, #Thieves
A Mystery Writers of America Grand Master, LAWRENCE BLOCK is a four-time winner of the Edgar® and Shamus awards, as well as a recipient of prizes in France, Germany, and Japan. He also received the British Crime Writers’ Association’s prestigious Cartier Diamond Dagger for lifetime achievement in crime writing. The author of more than fifty books and numerous short stories, he is a devout New Yorker and enthusiastic world traveler. You can visit his website at www.lawrenceblock.com.
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praise
for
THE BURGLAR WHO PAINTED LIKE
MONDRIAN
and
New York Times
bestselling Grand Master
LAWRENCE BLOCK’s
BERNIE RHODENBARR
“Wonderful…Hilarious dialogue and characters you wish you could invite over for supper. Block is a hoot, plain and simple.”
USA Today
“The writing is bright and sophisticated, with a touch of Donald Westlake, and the book is a lot of fun.”
New York Times Book Review
“It’s the mark of an innovative storyteller to turn a normally reprehensible character into a hero—of sorts. Author Lawrence Block’s
Bernie the burglar series aren’t just good mysteries, they are supreme escapism.”
Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
“Lawrence Block is a master of the art of the mystery…Bernie’s a great burglar and a funny guy.”
New Orleans Times-Picayune
“Delightful.”
San Antonio Express News
“There are reasons why Lawrence Block is called ‘grand master’…Even if the perps strolled free, nothing would be lost just by picking locks with
Bernie. He’s that entertaining.”
New York Daily News
“Bernie Rhodenbarr is the perfect companion if you’re spending a week at the beach, catching a plane to Omaha, or just seeking an escape from the demands of the day.”
Tampa Tribune
“The funniest of the Bernie Rhodenbarr series, even if you don’t know Mondrian from Cristo.”
Buffalo News
“Fun…witty…certain to be popular with fans of [the] series, but new readers will find [it] accessible and enjoyable.”
Indianapolis Star
“Have you read Block’s [Rhodenbarr] mysteries?
You should. They are a real kick.”
Denver Rocky Mountain News
“Rhodenbarr is one of the slickest characters in crime, and Block…one of the most talented writers.”
Houston Chronicle
“Having a burglar for a hero is tricky, to say the least. Is he a bad good guy or a good bad guy, and does crime pay or doesn’t it?…Block maneuvers around these moral S-curves with great agility…Block’s effortless first-person narrative and zippy dialogue is as pleasing as escapist fare ever gets.”
Los Angeles Times Book Review
“Lawrence Block has been around for a long time and written a lot of books…but our favorites are probably those featuring Bernie Rhodenbarr.”
Denver Post
“Readers feel as if they’re catching up on the progress of very well-drawn characters whom they’ve come to think of as chums…
It’s the snappy patter that moves Block’s burglar books along…His characters, and especially Bernie, make wonderful wisecracks.”
Washington Post Book World
“One of his better Bernie Rhodenbarr mysteries.”
Chattanooga Times
The Bernie Rhodenbarr Mysteries
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
THE BURGLAR WHO PAINTED LIKE MONDRIAN
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