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The Burglar Who Painted Like Mondrian by Lawrence Block is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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Amazon.com ReviewIf the only side of Lawrence Block you know is the dark and gloomy Matt Scudder books, such as the noir classic __, then you might be surprised to hear that he's also one of the most delightfully droll writers in the mystery business."I hurried uptown and changed into chinos and a short-sleeved shirt that would have been an Alligator except that the embroidered device on the breast was not that reptile but a bird in flight. I guess it was supposed to be a swallow, either winging its way back to Capistrano or not quite making a summer, because the brand name was Swallowtail. It had never quite caught on and I can understand why." That's Bernie Rhodenbarr, used book dealer and gentleman burglar, making a literary fashion statement in this latest return to print of one of Block's best books about him.As with the other entries in this admirable series--__, , , , , , --Block manages to be very amusing, moderately suspenseful, and impressively erudite all at the same time. The plot is a complicated tangle of double-cross and deceit surrounding the theft of a valuable painting and two murders. Mondrian isn't the only artist being framed here: Bernie has to use all of his
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- Author
- Lawrence Block
- Publisher
- @mystery_books_ar
- Language
- AR
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Mystery, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.87 / 5 (35 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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