The Burglar Who Thought He Was Bogart - By Lawrence Block Page 0,108
and places him directly in the path of history…BLOCK HAS GREAT FUN WEAVING THE BOGART-ISMS INTO HIS STORYLINE, which is full of the usual Rhodenbarr touches and settings.”
Chicago Tribune
“THE WIT RUNS FAST AND PLOT TWISTS ARE QUICK AS A CAT BURGLAR.”
USA Today
“BERNIE RHODENBARR IS ONE OF THE MOST CHARMING AND WITTIEST CHARACTERS IN THE BURGLAR BUSINESS… The Burglar Who Thought He Was Bogart [is] a scream.”
Denver Rocky Mountain News
“ANOTHER COMPLEX, FASCINATING MISADVENTURE OF BOOKSELLER AND SECOND-STORY MAN BERNIE RHODENBARR… Here’s a chance to test your sense of humor, recall old Bogart films and try to figure out how Block will conceal the malefactor’s identity until the last possible moment.”
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“A MYSTERY THAT’LL HAVE YOU DYING FOR MORE. Lawrence Block is keeping his hot streak alive with a classic whodunit in the comic mode…. Block sustains the vitality of this series by keeping his plots puzzling and his literary playfulness in top form. In Bogart, he plays comic variations on the characters, dialogues and situations of Bogart movies, while Rhodenbarr lives out the romantic fantasy of Casablanca…. Block’s touch is light, his creations literary soufflés that both please and leave you hungry for more.”
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“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…. Block manages to weave a send-up of the old gathering-all-the-suspects-into-one-room ploy with plot twists that are reminiscent of Bogart’s detective movies…. BERNIE IS SHEER AMUSEMENT.”
Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
“ALL OF BLOCK’S BERNIE BOOKS ARE OUTRAGEOUSLY FUNNY. This one is, if possible, even more so.”
Associated Press
“Murder, treasures and international intrigue mix easily in the funny and sharp The Burglar Who Thought He Was Bogart, ANOTHER WINNER IN THE LAWRENCE BLOCK SERIES.”
New York Daily News
“Block…has come up aces again…Like its predecessors, The Burglar Who Thought He Was Bogart is both a good mystery and a good comedy, mined from the same vein Dashiell Hammett tapped for his Thin Man novels. BLOCK’S ‘BURGLAR WHO’ SERIES IS ONE OF CRIME FICTION’S BEST, and this entry more than holds its own.”
South Bend Tribune
“HILARIOUS…ZANY…MADCAP STUFF. Block peoples his tomfoolery with bits of movie scenarios, dialogue and characters from Bogie’s filmography. Good-natured, sly fun for all, even if readers’ memories are hazy about such epics as The Maltese Falconand Casablanca.”
Buffalo News
“Hysterical, [The Burglar Who Thought He Was Bogart] made me laugh out loud on the bus…. THE JOY…IS BERNIE’S SHARP TONGUE AND WIT.”
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“Block has great fun with this Rhodenbarr mystery—BREEZY STYLE, ENTERTAINING DIALOGUE AND SHARP ONE-LINERS…. Block sprinkles Bogart-isms throughout. It makes you want to go back and read earlier Rhodenbarr adventures.”
Charlotte Observer
Books by Lawrence Block
The Bernie Rhodenbarr Mysteries
BURGLARS CAN’T BE CHOOSERS • THE BURGLAR IN THE CLOSET • THE BURGLAR WHO LIKED TO QUOTE KIPLING • THE BURGLAR WHO STUDIED SPINOZA • THE BURGLAR WHO PAINTED LIKE MONDRIAN • THE BURGLAR WHO TRADED TED WILLIAMS • THE BURGLAR WHO THOUGHT HE WAS BOGART • THE BURGLAR IN THE LIBRARY • THE BURGLAR IN THE RYE • THE BURGLAR ON THE PROWL
The Matthew Scudder Novels
THE SINS OF THE FATHERS • TIME TO MURDER AND CREATE • IN THE MIDST OF DEATH • A STAB IN THE DARK • EIGHT MILLION WAYS TO DIE • WHEN THE SACRED GINMILL CLOSES • OUT ON THE CUTTING EDGE • A TICKET TO THE BONEYARD • A DANCE AT THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE • A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES • THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU’RE DEAD • A LONG LINE OF DEAD MEN • EVEN THE WICKED • EVERYBODY DIES • HOPE TO DIE • ALL THE FLOWERS ARE DYING