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Character · Bernie and Keller · 12 books

Bernie Rhodenbarr

Bookseller and gentleman burglar · Lawrence Block

Bernie Rhodenbarr is a charming, well-read professional burglar who owns a second-hand bookshop in Greenwich Village.

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Character facts

First appearance
Burglars Can’t Be Choosers (1977)
Latest appearance
The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown (2022)
Books
12 (12 as lead)
Series
Bernie Rhodenbarr
Author
Lawrence Block
Circle
Bernie and Keller

Where to meet Bernie Rhodenbarr

Bernie Rhodenbarr first appears in Burglars Can’t Be Choosers (1977), as the lead, book 1 of the Bernie Rhodenbarr series.

Buy Burglars Can’t Be Choosers

Every book with Bernie Rhodenbarr

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1977LBurglars Can’t Be Chooserslead · Bernie RhodenbarrBuy
  2. 1978LThe Burglar in the Closetlead · Bernie RhodenbarrBuy
  3. 1979LThe Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kiplinglead · Bernie RhodenbarrBuy
  4. 1980LThe Burglar Who Studied Spinozalead · Bernie RhodenbarrBuy
  5. 1983LThe Burglar Who Painted Like Mondrianlead · Bernie RhodenbarrBuy
  6. 1994LThe Burglar Who Traded Ted Williamslead · Bernie RhodenbarrBuy
  7. 1995LThe Burglar Who Thought He Was Bogartlead · Bernie RhodenbarrBuy
  8. 1997LThe Burglar in the Librarylead · Bernie RhodenbarrBuy
  9. 1999LThe Burglar in the Ryelead · Bernie RhodenbarrBuy
  10. 2004LThe Burglar on the Prowllead · Bernie RhodenbarrBuy
  11. 2013LThe Burglar Who Counted the Spoonslead · Bernie RhodenbarrBuy
  12. 2022LThe Burglar Who Met Fredric Brownlead · Bernie RhodenbarrBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Ray KirschmannCorrupt NYPD detective12
Carolyn KaiserDog groomer and Bernie’s best friend10