abstract:Bernie Rhodenbarr is the protagonist of the Burglar series of comic mystery novels by Lawrence Block. He first appeared in Burglars Can't Be Choosers, published in 1977; as of 2004, he has appeared in ten novels by Block, as well as four short stories (Like a Thief in the Night, The Burglar Who Dropped In On Elvis, The Burglar Who Smelled Smoke and "A Bad Night for Burglars").