A philosophical yet practical gentleman, Bernie Rhodenbarr possesses many admirable qualities: charm, intelligence, sparkling wit, and unwavering loyalty. Of course, he also has this special talent and a taste for life's finer things. So he's more than willing to perform some vengeful larceny for a friend -- ripping off a smarmy, particularly deserving plastic surgeon -- for fun and a very tidy profit. But during a practice run at another address, Bernie's forced to hide under a bed when the lady of the house returns unexpectedly with the worst kind of blind date in tow. In no time, Bernie's up to his burgling neck in big trouble. Again. And this time it includes his arrest, no less than four murders, and more outrageous coincidences than any self-preserving felon should ever be required to tie together.

勞倫斯•蔔洛剋Lawrence Block (1938—)

1994年愛倫坡獎終身大師獎（The Grand Master Award）得主

三屆愛倫坡獎（Edgar Allen Poe Award）得主

二屆馬爾他之鷹獎（Maltese Falcon Award）得主

四屆夏姆斯獎（Shamus Award）得主

一屆尼羅•吳爾夫獎（Nero Wolfle Award）得主蔔洛剋是美國當代偵探小說大師，他的小說不僅在美國備受推崇，還跨越大西洋，完全徵服瞭自詡為偵探小說原鄉的歐洲。蔔洛剋生於紐約的水牛城，現居紐約，已婚，育有二女。

蔔洛剋作品主要包括四個係列：

馬修•史卡德（Matthew Scudder）係列：以一名戒酒無牌私傢偵探馬修•史卡德為主角。

雅賊（Burglar）係列：以一名中年小偷兼二手書店老闆柏尼•羅登拔為主角。

伊凡•塔納（Even Tanner）係列：以一名韓戰期間遭砲擊從此睡不著覺的塔納為主。

奇波•哈裏森（Chip Harrion）係列：以一名肥胖，不離開辦公室的自我陶醉私探奇波•哈裏森為主。