The Burglar Who Traded Ted Williams
(Libby/OverDrive eBook, Kindle)
Author
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Block, Lawrence Author
Series
Published
HarperCollins , 2009.
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Available from Libby/OverDrive
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Description
Since we last saw burglar-cum-bookseller Bernie Rhodenbarr - some ten years ago - his creator, Lawrence Block, has gone on to become one of the most respected names in crime fiction. His Matthew Scudder series has won numerous awards, as well as the highest praise from both critics and readers alike. So, how does an author top all that success? By bringing back that infamous burglar, Bernie Rhodenbarr, to burgle once again.Just to update you on Bernie. For nearly a year he's walked the straight and narrow and has coaxed his secondhand bookstore in New York's Greenwich Village into turning a small profit. He's even allowed a cat to move in, and struggled with nocturnal retirement. Then Borden Stoppelgard comes into Bernie's life. Not a nice man. Borden is Bernie's new landlord, and wants to increase the rent by ten thousand dollars - a month! Desperate times call for desperate measures.By chance, or so it seems, Bernie discovers a West Side apartment whose occupants are in Europe, slips inside with his usual finesse, lifts a large sum of untraceable cash with his usual aplomb, and spots a naked dead man in the bathtub. Now, across town another burglary has taken place - at Stoppelgard's brother-in-law's apartment - and what's missing is a million-dollar baseball card collection. Somehow Bernie's been blamed (read: framed) for that crime.Toss in a mysterious woman and a crotchety New York police detective to Bernie's troubles, then mix well for a burglar in big trouble. What's the best way out? Why, to find the baseball cards and steal them back, of course.In The Burglar Who Traded Ted Williams, Lawrence Block once again gives us a riveting story and shows us a great time. It's crime fiction with a laugh track. And while he may be older, he may be wiser, and certainly more skillful, thank goodness he's still a bad boy at heart. Bernie, too. Reason enough for fans to rejoice.
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Both Lawrence Block and James Lee Burke's novels are hardboiled mysteries featuring recovering-alcoholic private investigators who are often introspective and wrestle with personal demons. Their bleak outlooks are often reflected in rugged but beautiful landscapes. -- Katherine Johnson
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These authors write gritty, violent, and witty suspense and mystery novels featuring macho, personally troubled protagonists with a soft spot for vulnerable victims. Both writers craft engaging hardboiled stories with their taut prose, memorable galleries of shady characters, and vividly atmospheric descriptions of seedy criminal underworlds lurking in American cities. -- Derek Keyser
These thriller writers create troubled loner detectives who feel a strong sense of duty to their clients. Both offer richly detailed settings, whether Las Vegas or London (Tim Weaver) or New York City (Lawrence Block). Their gritty stories are marked by intricate plots and occasional violence. -- Mike Nilsson
Robert B. Parker's Spenser series and Lawrence Block's Matt Scudder adventures are similar, using first-person conversational narrative, detectives caught between unreliable clients and crooks trying to eliminate them, and a seedy underbelly-of-the-city setting. Readers of each author may want to try a range of the other's works. -- Katherine Johnson
Peter Temple and Lawrence Block are known for their intricately plotted, hardboiled detective fiction set in Melbourne and New York City, respectively. Boasting a strong sense of place and a gritty feel, their crime novels are banter-filled, compelling, and fast-paced. -- Mike Nilsson
Readers who enjoy Lawrence Block's novels of suspense, such as the Evan Tanner series and many of his standalone novels should investigate the work of Jack Higgins. International settings, breakneck pacing, colorful characters, and political conspiracies combine to make tales enduringly popular. -- Katherine Johnson
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Block, L. (2009). The Burglar Who Traded Ted Williams . HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Block, Lawrence. 2009. The Burglar Who Traded Ted Williams. HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Block, Lawrence. The Burglar Who Traded Ted Williams HarperCollins, 2009.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Block, L. (2009). The burglar who traded ted williams. HarperCollins.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Block, Lawrence. The Burglar Who Traded Ted Williams HarperCollins, 2009.
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