The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling Bruno Cassirer|Orion Lando searched the stars for

Lando searched the stars for any trace of his lost child

which are to raise even more complicated problems than the question of innocence or guilt

Do this job for us and be paid very well

as well as a fascinating and surprising portrayal of masculinity

But you should start at the beginning

The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling Bruno Cassirer|Orion Lando searched the stars forBernie Rhodenbarr has gone legit almost as the new owner of a used bookstore in New York's Greenwich Village. Of course, dusty old tomes don't always turn a profit, so to make ends meet, Bernie's forced, on occasion, to indulge in his previous occupation: burglary. Besides which, he likes it. Now a collector is offering Bernie an opportunity to combine his twin passions by stealing a very rare and very bad book length poem from a rich man's library.