THE BURGLAR IN THE LIBRARY

Bernie Rhodenbarr is at it again. Dumped by his girlfriend, he decides to pursue a string of clues that may lead to a priceless volume by Raymond Chandler, supposedly hand-inscribed to Dashiell Hammett. With friend Caroline in tow, he lodges at a country house north of New York City just in time to be snowed in and trapped with a variety of eccentric characters. Murders ensue, and Bernie must secure the book and solve the crimes. Richard Ferrone's gravelly voice is wonderful in this setting: slightly cynical and wholly matter of fact; he might be Bernie himself as he delivers the first-person narrative. D.R.W. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine [Published: APR/MAY 01]