ABOUT THE BOOK

Bernie Rhodenbarr - By day he sells books in his Greenwich Village store - by night he's a master of illegal entry. But this time Bernie didn't do the burglary...but one missing painting worth a cool quarter of a million dollars, two corpses and a very clever frame up put him on top of the most wanted list!

CRITICAL ACCLAIM

"Fast, Funny, Terrific" - Ed McBain

"Wonderfully detailed and inspiring writing" - The London Guardian

"An incorrigibly adorable thief" - New York Times

"Excellent N.Y. background and unusual characters make Block a detective writer to savour" - London Daily Mirror