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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 hunt down the killer who left him hanging.
"Light-hearted crime at its very best." —Robert Ludlum
"Hilarious." —St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"A forgery ring turns up—along with the breezy Manhattan repartee and charmingly crude New Yorkers we've come to expect from the likably smart-alecky Mr. Block." —Kirkus Reviews
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- ISBN: 9780061834066
- Release date: August 18, 2023
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- ISBN: 9780061834066
- File size: 544 KB
- Release date: August 18, 2023
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- Release date: August 18, 2023