The Burglar on the Prowl

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• The Best Reviews: Lawrence Block, The Burglar on the Prowl

  "Fun crime thriller" He owns a second hand bookstore in Manhattan and has an antiquarian business on the side but the job he loves best is the one that is against the law. He's a burglar with a heart of gold who doesn't believe in violence and even h ... (read full critics)

  thebestreviews published on Thu, 16 Sep 2010

• The Burglar on the Prowl

  Wm. Morrow includes a list of Lawrence Block's other novels in the front of his latest "burglar" book; the list fits on a single page only because it's printed in the same small type most often used only for "fine print" contractual details no one wa ... (read full critics)

  bookotron published on Sun, 12 Sep 2010

2 Reviews

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  Hooray!!!!

  Yesterday evening after work, I finished the last 7 chapters of the latest Burglar. It was such an establishment! Bernie is not like Scudder who would make you think of life and all the stuffs happen in life, but it’s always fun to read Bernie. I can’t quite recall when was the last time ... (continue)

  Hooray!!!!

  Yesterday evening after work, I finished the last 7 chapters of the latest Burglar. It was such an establishment! Bernie is not like Scudder who would make you think of life and all the stuffs happen in life, but it’s always fun to read Bernie. I can’t quite recall when was the last time I read a Bernie; I’m pretty sure it’s more than 3 years ago. Therefore, I wasn’t sure if it is his style to “I suppose you’re wondering why I summoned you all here…”, like some high school kid’s “In my grandpa’s name, I will find the killer.”

  It started out slow but page by page, I found myslef not able to put the book down until I was really starving. The story was intriguing, delicately interwove with all the seemingly unrelated characters, including a starwannabe, a plastic surgeon, 2 lawyers, a paralegal, mafia, second hand book store owner/burglar and etc. In the story, Block managed to use a whole bunch of coincidences and justified it with “the long arm of coincidence”. There’s nothing wrong with coincidence. Coincidence happens, or people wouldn’t create the word in the first place. And I wasn’t annoyed by the frequency of coincidences. Still, I like Matt Scudder series better. If you’re like me, prefer a better human touch in everything you read/watch, you should definitely try Lawrence Block’s Scudder.

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  Forget about the plot!

  Just enjoy your time with Bernie and Carolyn.

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• English Books
• Mass Market Paperback 384 Pages
• Edition: Reprint
• ISBN-10: 0061030988
• ISBN-13: 9780061030987
• Publisher: HarperTorch
• Pub date: Feb 01, 2005
• Dimensions: 1097 mm x 710 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette and Others
• In other languages: other languages Livres Français

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