THE BURGLAR WHO PAINTED LIKE MONDRIAN

Penguin Audio, New York, 1998.  ISBN 0-14-086817-8.  2 audio cassettes with an approx. playing time of 3 hours, still in manufacturer’s shrink wrap; bit of wear to box.  Read by the Author.  ‘As always for the intrepid bookseller-by-day, burglar-by-night, a simple job leads to bigger things.  First up, Bernie the bookseller is asked by a Manhattan collector to appraise his impressive library.  He does so, and while in the apartment building, makes off with a terrific cache of rare stamps.  Then, upon returning home he finds best friend Carolyn Kaiser in tears.  Her beloved cat has been abducted, and the ransom is a painting by Mondrian, currently on display in a museum and nearly impossible to steal.  Nearly.  But then Bernie remembers seeing another Mondrian hanging somewhere…in the book collector’s apartment.  Before too long, the painting is gone, a body turns up and police are knocking on Bernie’s door.’ (from rear box)