19 must-read crime books like The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown (Bernie Rhodenbarr #12) by Lawrence Block

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The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown (Bernie Rhodenbarr #12)

By: Lawrence Block

3.78

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

Suppose you’re Bernie Rhodenbarr. You’ve got a dream job, running your own cozy secondhand books…

If you liked the crime plot in The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown (Bernie Rhodenbarr #12) by Lawrence Block , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. Melancholy Baby (Sunny Randall, #4)

By: Robert B. Parker

3.94

Format: 304 pages, Mass Market Paperback

When Sunny Randall helps a young woman locate her birth parents, she uncovers the dark truth about … read more

Similar categories in Robert B. Parker's Melancholy Baby (Sunny Randall, #4) book and Lawrence Block's The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown (Bernie Rhodenbarr #12)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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2. The Bear Trap (Mike Bowditch, #4.5)

By: Paul Doiron

4.13

Format: 277 pages, ebook

Legendary Maine woodsman and bush pilot Charley Stevens tries to convince young Mike Bowditch of th… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook

3. What Mad Universe

By: Fredric Brown

3.41

Format: None pages, Paperback

The editor of a sci-fi pulp magazine is accidentally transported to a parallel universe where space… read more

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4. Bank Shot (Dortmunder, #2)

By: Donald E. Westlake

4.03

Format: 189 pages, Mass Market Paperback

When John Dortmunder sets out to rob a bank, he really means it. He steals the whole thing. With th… read more

Similar categories in Donald E. Westlake's Bank Shot (Dortmunder, #2) book and Lawrence Block's The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown (Bernie Rhodenbarr #12)

  • mystery
  • humor
  • crime
  • fiction

5. Shrink Rap (Sunny Randall, #3)

By: Robert B. Parker

3.20

Format: None pages, Paperback

Sunny Randall is hired to protect a bestselling novelist from her ex-husband. He's not only a stalk… read more

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6. The Hot Rock (Dortmunder, #1)

By: Donald E. Westlake

3.69

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

John Archibald Dortmunder is the thief whose capers never quite come off. Here, the released convic… read more

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7. The Busy Body

By: Donald E. Westlake

4.67

Format: 127 pages, Paperback

Previously published in paperback by Ballantine. read more

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8. God Save the Mark

By: Donald E. Westlake

4.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

* mark n. An easy victim; a ready subject for the practices of a confidence man, thief, beggar, etc… read more

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9. The Dead Ringer

By: Fredric Brown

4.29

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Three murders were too many for Ed Hunter. Not even a dazzling redhead from the carnival's girl sho… read more

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10. The Fabulous Clipjoint

By: Fredric Brown

4.29

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

1948 Edgar Award Winner Ed Hunter is eighteen, and he isn't happy. He doesn't want to end up like h… read more

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11. Nobody's Perfect (Dortmunder, #4)

By: Donald E. Westlake

4.10

Format: None pages,

The priceless painting is titled "Folly Leads to Man's Ruin," and its owner, the rich and careless … read more

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12. Jimmy The Kid (Dortmunder, #3)

By: Donald E. Westlake

3.00

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Here's the five-member Dortmunder Gang trying to achieve the perfect crime by following a paperback… read more

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13. Circle in the Water (A Sharon McCone Mystery)

By: Marcia Muller

3.57

Format: 221 pages, Kindle Edition

In this twisting mystery in a New York Times bestselling series, pranks escalate into a deadly sche… read more

Similar categories in Marcia Muller's Circle in the Water (A Sharon McCone Mystery) book and Lawrence Block's The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown (Bernie Rhodenbarr #12)

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Toxic Prey (Lucas Davenport, #34, Letty Davenport, #3) by John Sandford

14. Toxic Prey (Lucas Davenport, #34, Letty Davenport, #3)

By: John Sandford

4.45

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Lucas Davenport and his daughter, Letty, team up to track down a dangerous scientist whose latest p… read more

Similar categories in John Sandford's Toxic Prey (Lucas Davenport, #34, Letty Davenport, #3) book and Lawrence Block's The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown (Bernie Rhodenbarr #12)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Robert B. Parker's Broken Trust (Spenser #50) by Mike Lupica

15. Robert B. Parker's Broken Trust (Spenser #50)

By: Mike Lupica

4.23

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

Spenser investigates the past secrets of an elusive tech billionaire in this latest installment of … read more

Similar categories in Mike Lupica's Robert B. Parker's Broken Trust (Spenser #50) book and Lawrence Block's The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown (Bernie Rhodenbarr #12)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Robert B. Parker's Bad Influence (Sunny Randall #11) by Alison Gaylin

16. Robert B. Parker's Bad Influence (Sunny Randall #11)

By: Alison Gaylin

4.10

Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition

Sunny Randall’s newest client, Blake, seems to have it all: he is an Instagram influencer, with all… read more

Similar categories in Alison Gaylin's Robert B. Parker's Bad Influence (Sunny Randall #11) book and Lawrence Block's The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown (Bernie Rhodenbarr #12)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Clete (Dave Robicheaux, #24) by James Lee Burke

17. Clete (Dave Robicheaux, #24)

By: James Lee Burke

4.07

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

James Lee Burke returns to his bestselling Dave Robicheaux series, bringing Dave’s partner and frie… read more

Similar categories in James Lee Burke's Clete (Dave Robicheaux, #24) book and Lawrence Block's The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown (Bernie Rhodenbarr #12)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Racing the Light (Elvis Cole #19; Joe Pike #8) by Robert Crais

18. Racing the Light (Elvis Cole #19; Joe Pike #8)

By: Robert Crais

4.25

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

Private investigator Elvis Cole and his enigmatic partner Joe Pike are back on the case in this bri… read more

Similar categories in Robert Crais's Racing the Light (Elvis Cole #19; Joe Pike #8) book and Lawrence Block's The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown (Bernie Rhodenbarr #12)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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19. Call Me a Cab

By: Donald E. Westlake

4.00

Format: 244 pages, Paperback

In 1977, one of the world’s finest crime novelists turned his pen to suspense of a very different s… read more

Similar categories in Donald E. Westlake's Call Me a Cab book and Lawrence Block's The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown (Bernie Rhodenbarr #12)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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20. Hero

By: Thomas Perry

4.05

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

A private security agent finds that being branded as the City of Angels’ latest hero could also mak… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Everything she saw was lit by skylights and every fixture conveyed the message, "This is the best, not just the most expensive."

-Thomas Perry, Hero

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21. Murder Book

By: Thomas Perry

3.87

Format: 420 pages, Hardcover

An ex-cop takes on a widespread criminal organization targeting Midwestern towns in this "master cl… read more

Similar categories in Thomas Perry's Murder Book book and Lawrence Block's The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown (Bernie Rhodenbarr #12)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Ice and Stone (Sharon McCone, #34) by Marcia Muller

22. Ice and Stone (Sharon McCone, #34)

By: Marcia Muller

3.75

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Private Investigator Sharon McCone goes undercover to investigate the murders of two Indigenous wom… read more

Similar categories in Marcia Muller's Ice and Stone (Sharon McCone, #34) book and Lawrence Block's The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown (Bernie Rhodenbarr #12)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Death of a Spy (Hamish Macbeth, #36) by M.C. Beaton

23. Death of a Spy (Hamish Macbeth, #36)

By: M.C. Beaton

3.85

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Sergeant Hamish Macbeth faces a string of mysterious robberies that are only the beginning of an in… read more

Similar categories in M.C. Beaton's Death of a Spy (Hamish Macbeth, #36) book and Lawrence Block's The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown (Bernie Rhodenbarr #12)

  • humor
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • audiobook
Cover of No Reserve (A Dick Francis Novel) by Felix Francis

24. No Reserve (A Dick Francis Novel)

By: Felix Francis

4.08

Format: 261 pages, Hardcover

THE HIGHER THE STAKES, THE DEADLIER THE RISK . . . Theo Jennings is a young auctioneer at the Th… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
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25. Hands Down

By: Felix Francis

4.16

Format: 415 pages, Kindle Edition

Sid Halley is back and he has a new left hand having had a transplant since his last appearance in … read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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26. The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown (Bernie Rhodenbarr #12)

By: Lawrence Block

3.78

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

Suppose you’re Bernie Rhodenbarr. You’ve got a dream job, running your own cozy secondhand books… read more

Similar categories in Lawrence Block's The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown (Bernie Rhodenbarr #12) book and Lawrence Block's The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown (Bernie Rhodenbarr #12)

  • audiobook
  • new york
  • humor
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • science fiction
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27. Calico

By: Lee Goldberg

4.26

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Goldberg, comes an explosive, page-turning investigat… read more

Similar categories in Lee Goldberg's Calico book and Lawrence Block's The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown (Bernie Rhodenbarr #12)

  • fiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • science fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Shades of Mercy (Porter Beck, #2) by Bruce Borgos

28. Shades of Mercy (Porter Beck, #2)

By: Bruce Borgos

4.30

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In the usually quiet high desert of Nevada, Sheriff Porter Beck faces one of his greatest challenge… read more

Similar categories in Bruce Borgos's Shades of Mercy (Porter Beck, #2) book and Lawrence Block's The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown (Bernie Rhodenbarr #12)

  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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29. Desperation Reef

By: T. Jefferson Parker

3.41

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In this high-stakes thriller by three-time Edgar Award winner and New York Times bestselling author… read more

Similar categories in T. Jefferson Parker's Desperation Reef book and Lawrence Block's The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown (Bernie Rhodenbarr #12)

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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30. Blind to Midnight

By: Reed Farrel Coleman

4.24

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

When you’re in trouble, you call 911. When cops are in trouble, they call Nick Ryan. Every cop in… read more

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  • mystery
  • crime
  • fiction
  • audiobook

21 Top fiction books like The Burglar Who Met Fredric Brown (Bernie Rhodenbarr #12) by Lawrence Block

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Robert B. Parker

3.94

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Paul Doiron

4.13

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Bank Shot (Dortmunder, #2)

Donald E. Westlake

4.03

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Circle in the Water (A Sharon McCone Mystery)

Marcia Muller

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4.04

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