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Bernie Rhodenbarr is the protagonist of the Burglar series of comic mystery novels by Lawrence Block. He first appeared in Burglars Can't Be Choosers, ... BernieRhodenbarr FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch BernieRhodenbarristheprotagonistoftheBurglarseriesofcomicmysterynovelsbyLawrenceBlock.HefirstappearedinBurglarsCan'tBeChoosers,publishedin1977;asof2013,hehasappearedinelevennovelsbyBlock,aswellasfourshortstories("LikeaThiefintheNight,""TheBurglarWhoDroppedInOnElvis,""TheBurglarWhoSmelledSmoke"and"ABadNightforBurglars"). Contents 1Characters 2Friendsandassociates 3Booksintheseries 4BernieRhodenbarrinothermedia 5References 6Externallinks Characters[edit] BernieRhodenbarrisaNewYorkCity-basedthiefwhoexcelsinlockpickingandbreakingandentering,andwhoisaddictedtothethrillitprovides.Heservedtimeinprisoninhisyouth,andsincethenhasresolvedtoavoidgettingcaughtagain. Bernie'sburglaryoperationsareusuallywell-plannedandtidilyexecuted,fromtheinitialsurveillanceofthetargetsitetotheescaperouteafterwards.However,duringthecourseofsomeoftheseburglariesBernieencountersadeadbody,usuallyjustbeforethepolicearrivetoinvestigateacalled-inmurder.ThusbeginstheplotlineofatypicalBernieRhodenbarrnovel,inwhichBernieundertakestosolvethemurderinordertoclearhisname.Hisinvestigativetechniquesincludenotonlyinterviewingthevictim'sassociates,butvisits(sometimesinvolvingillegalentry)totheirhomestoidentify(andoccasionallyplant)evidence. BeginningwithTheBurglarWhoLikedtoQuoteKipling,Berniehasbecometheowner/operatorofBarnegatBooks,ausedbookstoreinGreenwichVillagethathepurchasedfromitsretiringownerandpartiallyfundsthroughthetakefromhisoccasionalburglaryactivities.PriortothenovelTheBurglarWhoTradedTedWilliams(toexplainapublishinghiatusintheseries)itwasrevealedthatthebookstorewasactuallymakingaprofit,beforeitsbuilding'slandlordchangedandthenewownerraisedtherentcatastrophically.Berniehassincemanagedtobuythebuilding,andnowuseshisburglarytaketopayforthebuilding'supkeep.Thebookstorealsohousesacat,agiftfromBernie'sfriendCarolyn,whomBernienamedRafflesafterthefictionalgentlemanthief. AccordingtoLawrenceBlock,oneofthereasonsBernieoperatesthebookstorewastomeetgirls.Bernieenjoysanactivesexlife,sleepingwithatleastonefemalecharacterpernovel.Berniedoesnotappeartohaveasteadygirlfriend. Hehasalsodevelopedaconnoisseur'slikingforScotchwhisky,particularlysinglemalts.However,ifhehasaheistplannedhewilldrinknoalcoholinthehourspriortoitsexecution,preferringPerrierinstead. Friendsandassociates[edit] CarolynKaiserisBernie'sbestfriend,occasionalpartnerincrime,andlesbiansoulmate.Sheoperatesapet-groomingsaloncalledThePoodleFactorynearBernie'sbookstore.Thetwomeetoverdrinksonaregularbasis,discussingtheirworkandlovelives;theirconversationsenablewriterBlocktodisplayhiswitandmentionfavoriteauthors.CarolynhasasetofkeystoBernie'sapartmentandbookstoreincaseofanemergency. RayKirschmannisaplainclothesdetectiveontheNewYorkpoliceforce,andisdescribedbyBernieas"thebestcopmoneycanbuy,"sinceRaywillallowhimselftobebribedtooverlookBernie'soccasionalillegalactivities.However,Raydoesdrawthelineathomicide,andisusuallypresentattheclimaxofeachnovelwhenthemurdererisfinallyrevealed.Amarried,middle-agedman,Ray'sappearanceisnormallyrumpled(despitehavingexpensiveclothes)andhetendstotalkinaless-educatedmannerthanBernie.HeandCarolynarenotfriendly. WallyHemphillisBernie'slawyer.ThetwoinitiallymetasjoggingenthusiastswhenBernietookuptheactivity,andBerniecalledhimtobailhimoutofprisonwhenhe'dlearnedhispreviouslawyerhaddied.WallyhashelpedBerniebynegotiatingthesaleoftheBarnegatBooksbuildingtohim,andhasalsotakenupmartialarts,whichcameinhandyinalaternovelwhenheapprehendedanescapingsuspect. MartyGilmartinisawealthybusinessmanandtheatrepatronwhometBernieshortlyafterthelatterattemptedtoburglehishome.HeoccasionallyhelpsBernieoutbyidentifyingpotentialvictimsforhim,usuallyrichpeoplewithacashflowproblemwhowouldliketocollectontheirhomeinsurancepolicybyreportingaburglary. Booksintheseries[edit] BurglarsCan'tBeChoosers(1977) TheBurglarintheCloset(1978) TheBurglarWhoLikedtoQuoteKipling(1979) TheBurglarWhoStudiedSpinoza(1980) TheBurglarWhoPaintedLikeMondrian(1983) TheBurglarWhoTradedTedWilliams(1994) TheBurglarWhoThoughtHeWasBogart(1995) TheBurglarintheLibrary(1997) TheBurglarintheRye(1999) TheBurglarontheProwl(2004) TheBurglarWhoCountedtheSpoons(2013)[1] TherearealsofourBernieRhodenbarrshortstories:"ABadNightforBurglars","LikeaThiefintheNight","TheBurglarWhoDroppedInOnElvis",and"TheBurglarWhoSmelledSmoke". BernieRhodenbarrinothermedia[edit] Thesecondnovelintheseries,TheBurglarInTheCloset,wassubsequentlyadaptedintothefilmBurglar,inwhichBernie-awhitemale-wasportrayedbyWhoopiGoldberg(renamed"Bernice"),althoughBruceWillishadoriginallybeenofferedtherole.Blockwasdispleasedbytheadaptation(hedescribeswatchinganin-flightmovie,withnosound,andnotrecognizingitasbeingbasedonhisnoveluntilthecreditsrolled),andhaswrittenthesubsequentnovelsinsuchawayastorenderthemunfilmable. Inaspecialmovietie-ineditionofthenovel,BlockaddedashortintroinwhichBernieexplainedthathehasacousinnamedBernicewhoisalsoathief,givingawhimsical"in-continuity"explanationofthechangestothecharacter. References[edit] ^TheBurglarisBack!atMysteryFanfare,byJanetRudolph;publishedOctober23,2013;retrievedOctober23,2013 Externallinks[edit] TheBernieRhodenbarrseries BurglaratIMDb Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bernie_Rhodenbarr&oldid=1078750225" Categories:Charactersinmysterynovelseriesofthe20thcenturyCharactersinmysterynovelseriesofthe21stcenturyFictionalamateurdetectivesFictionalprofessionalthievesLiterarycharactersintroducedin1977 Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk English Views ReadEditViewhistory More Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Languages FrançaisTürkçe中文 Editlinks
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