Joyce Block Knihy

Now, we all know Bernie's the type of guy who likes to work alone. He finds the profits are higher and the risks a lot lower. But in Burglars Can't Be Choosers, Bernie finds that while he's no beggar, he's not above taking on a rare work-for-hire. It's simple, really. All he has to do is break into a posh East Side apartment, grab a blue leather-covered box, deliver it to his mysterious employer, and pocket a nice, easy fee. Well, nothing's ever that easy. No sooner is Bernie inside the apartment when things start to go wrong. Things like...no blue box. Things like...the police, led by his old nemesis, detective Ray Kirschmann. Things like...the dead body in the bedroom. Things like...being accused of murder. Bernie, suddenly on the run, couldn't ask for a better place to hide than the anonymous streets of New York City - except for the fact his face is now in every tabloid newspaper and on every television newscast. Holing up at an out-of-town friend's apartment, he meets up with a lovely young lady ready with aid and comfort...and other resources. At last Bernie's got some time to figure out what's going on, and who set him up. And why.

Bernie's About to Burn His Fingers on a Hot Coin Worth a Cool Half-Million! By day he sells books in his Greenwich Village shop and lunches with his dog-groomer friend, Carolyn. By night he's a master of illegal entry. Not that Bernie looks for it - class-A capers seem to come his way. So when Carolyn tempts him with an easy job, he goes for it. Only to find that someone beat them to the coin collection, except for one...a 1913 Liberty Head V-Nickel...worth a fortune. But when Bernie's fence tries to hustle the coin, he's rubbed out. Along with the coin collector's wife. Now Bernie's running both ways, with cops - and robbers - after him. And Bernie hot after the killer. What's Bernie's future worth? How about a plugged nickel?

Du bist unser Wunderkind und du bist das Schwarze Schaf - bk1905; Bechtermünz Verlag; Joyce Block; Paperback; 1999