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It's hard to ignore someone with his hands in your mouth. Bernie Rhodenbarr's all ears when Dr. Sheldrake, his dentist, starts complaining about his detestable, soon-to-be-ex wife, and happens to mention the valuable diamonds she keeps lying around the apartment. Since Bernie's been known to supplement his income as a bookstore owner with the not-so-occasional bout of high-rise burglary, a couple of nights later he's in the Sheldrake apartment with larceny on his mind -- and has to duck into a closet when the lady of the house makes an unexpected entrance. Unfortunately he's still there when an unseen assailant does Mrs. Sheldrake in . . . and then vanishes with the jewels. Bernie's got to come out of the closet some time. But when he does, he'll be facing a rap for a murder he didn't commit -- and for a burglary he certainly attempted -- unless he can hunt down the killer who left him hanging.… (más)
Aunque dotado de un fino sentido del humor, Bernie Rhodenbarr nunca habría imaginado una situación más absurda: su dentista le encarga el robo de unas joyas en un elegante apartamento neoyorquino cuya propietaria es la exesposa del dentista, y Bernie, maestro de la ganzúa, se queda encerrado accidentalmente en un armario mientras, a unos metros, la dueña del apartamento retoza entre las sábanas con su amante. Pero la anécdota no tiene un final feliz. Cuando Bernie sale del armario dispuesto a coger el botín, las joyas han desaparecido y la mujer ha sido asesinada. Así las cosas, Bernie difícilmente podrá convencer a la policía de su inocencia.
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Sir, he who would earn his bread writing books must have the assurance of a duke, the wit of a courtier, and the guts of a burglar. - Dr. Samuel Johnson
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for Mary Pat, who opened the right door
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"Gramercy Park," said Miss Henrietta Tyler, "is an oasis in the middle of a cruel sea, a respite from the slings and arrows of which the Bard has warned us."
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It's hard to ignore someone with his hands in your mouth. Bernie Rhodenbarr's all ears when Dr. Sheldrake, his dentist, starts complaining about his detestable, soon-to-be-ex wife, and happens to mention the valuable diamonds she keeps lying around the apartment. Since Bernie's been known to supplement his income as a bookstore owner with the not-so-occasional bout of high-rise burglary, a couple of nights later he's in the Sheldrake apartment with larceny on his mind -- and has to duck into a closet when the lady of the house makes an unexpected entrance. Unfortunately he's still there when an unseen assailant does Mrs. Sheldrake in . . . and then vanishes with the jewels. Bernie's got to come out of the closet some time. But when he does, he'll be facing a rap for a murder he didn't commit -- and for a burglary he certainly attempted -- unless he can hunt down the killer who left him hanging.
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