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Burglars can't be choosers a Bernie Rhodenbarr mystery

Every burglar knows never to trust anonymous phone calls. But when the caller offers easy money, Bernie Rhodenbarr can't ignore the job. All he has to do is find a blue box in an empty apartment. But the valuable box is nowhere to be found. The occupant is, however, and he's dead.

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  • "Burglars can not be choosers"
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  • "Every burglar knows never to trust anonymous phone calls. But when the caller offers easy money, Bernie Rhodenbarr can't ignore the job. All he has to do is find a blue box in an empty apartment. But the valuable box is nowhere to be found. The occupant is, however, and he's dead."@en
  • "This first outing for the Greenwich Village burglar finds Bernie set up for a fall when a simple job turns out to involve murder and the conveniently timed arrival of the cops."@en
  • "A strange man in a bar hires Bernie Rhodenbarr to steal a blue leather box from a New York apartment. But two minutes into the job, the cops show up, led by Bernie's arch-nemesis, detective Ray Kirchmann."@en
  • "If it takes a criminal to catch a criminal, then Bernie Rhodenbarr should move to the front of the amateur-detective line. After all, Bernie's a thief. And he's a good one, too, managing to live in Manhattan on his earnings. Of course, we all make mistakes, and Bernie makes a big one, taking a work-for-hire burglary from a stranger. Bernie hasn't been in the apartment he's been told to rob for very long when the police arrive ... and find a dead body in the bedroom. Bernie escapes the boys in blue, but he needs to find the killer before the cops find him. First published in 1977, Burglars Can't Be Choosers is the affable Bernie's very 1st outing in an outstanding series that now numbers 10."@en
  • "A strange man in a bar hires Bernie to steal a blue leather box from a New York apartment. Two minutes into the job the cops show up. Sensing a frame-up, Bernie bolts when the police find a dead body in the bedroom. Now he must somehow prove he's not the killer."
  • "Bernie Rhodenbarr tends to work alone. He finds the risks lower and the company better. Some call him a sleuth, others call him a burglar. But who could resist being hired for a nice fee, all for a simple break-in? Not Bernie, but nothing's ever that simple. The item he's hired to take is missing, and a dead body is discovered. Accused of murder, Bernie hides in a friend's apartment. Now Bernie must figure out what's going on, and just who set him up."@en
  • "Hired to do a burglary, Bernie Rhodenbarr is surprised by the cops and the dead body in the bedroom. Fearing a frame-up he escapes and sets about to find the real killer."@en
  • "Bernie Rhodenbarr is hired for a simple break-in. but instead of the item he's to collect he discovers a dead body. Accused of murder and on the run, Bernie holes up in a friend's apartment and, with the help of a lovely neighbor, tries to figure out what's going on and who set him up."@en
  • "Bernie Rhodenbarr is hired for a simple break-in. but instead of the item he's to collect he discovers a dead body. Accused of murder and on the run, Bernie holes up in a friend's apartment and, with the help of a lovely neighbor, tries to figure out what's going on and who set him up."
  • "Bernie is commissioned to break into an apartment to steal a blue box, but the police burst in on Bernie before he can find it. The cops are just about to accept Bernie's bribe when they discover the still-warm body of the apartment owner. Bernie has no choice but to flee."

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