A review by em_beddedinbooks
The Burglar in the Library by Lawrence Block

5.0

it was amazing. My kind of cozy comfy mystery. I loved this book from page one, and was thoroughly interesting except for the last few pages, where the motives etc. were being described, by the time, anyone with half a brain will be able to deduce the intentions of the killer. The dialogues were biting and humorous. I could not help laughing out loud many a time. The plot is set in a comfortable 'English countryside' mansion in America, where guests come for rest and relaxation. The protagonist is a bookseller cum Collector of rare books (who doesn;t mind stooping to burglary to get precious books ) and his platonic girl friend who are forced to be shut in in a snowed in mansion. On day one itself there is a murder, followed by sabotage which forces all house guests to stay inside and suspect each other and the mansion workers. There is a good tidbit about older mystery writers and their lives. On the whole I enjoyed it thoroughly.
One word of caution - those who love serious fiction/philosophy and who look upon to improve themselves, please keep away. This book is nothing but a fun read, but a thoroughly good one at that.