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Bookstore owner‑turned‑burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr finds himself embroiled in a high‑stakes conflict when his literary idol’s private correspondence is put up for auction at the Paddington Hotel. After a thief breaks in and discovers a fatal crime, Bernie must navigate police investigations, rival thieves, and a tangled web of priceless rubies while protecting the mystery writer Gulliver Fairborn’s legacy. Five steep challenges—solving murders, recovering hidden letters, tracking stolen jewellery, unmasking a rival thief, and safeguarding a reclusive author—test his wits, courage, and loyalty.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Lawrence Block
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