Order of Bernie Rhodenbarr Books
Bernie Rhodenbarr is the creation of acclaimed American author Lawrence Block. This New York City burglar possesses masterful lockpicking skills and finds genuine excitement in the art of breaking and entering. Block crafted this series with a notably more lighthearted approach compared to his grittier Matt Scudder novels. Hollywood took notice of the character, resulting in the movie Burglar featuring Whoopi Goldberg as "Bernice" - though this loose interpretation of The Burglar in the Closet left Block far from satisfied with the adaptation.
The adventures of Bernie Rhodenbarr kicked off in 1977 with Burglars Can't Be Choosers. Here's the complete chronological listing of Lawrence Block's Bernie Rhodenbarr novels in their original publication sequence:
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Burglars Can't Be Choosers | 1977 | |
| 2 |  The Burglar in the Closet | 1978 | |
| 3 |  The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling | 1979 | |
| 4 |  The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza | 1980 | |
| 5 |  The Burglar Who Painted Like Mondrian | 1983 | |
| 6 |  Like a Thief in the Night | 1983 | |
| 7 |  The Burglar Who Traded Ted Williams | 1994 | |
| 8 |  The Burglar Takes a Cat | 1994 | |
| 9 |  The Burglar Who Thought He Was Bogart | 1995 | |
| 10 |  The Burglar in the Library | 1997 | |
| 11 |  The Burglar in the Rye | 1998 | |
| 12 |  The Burglar Who Dropped in on Elvis | 1999 | |
| 13 |  The Burglar on the Prowl | 2001 | |
| 14 |  The Burglar Who Smelled Smoke | 2011 | |
| 15 |  A Bad Night for Burglars | 2011 | |
| 16 |  The Burglar Who Counted the Spoons | 2013 | |
| 17 |  The Burglar in Short Order | 2020 | |
| 18 |  The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown | 2022 |