A review by stephrenaud
The Burglar on the Prowl by Lawrence Block

1.0

The mystery was complex and interesting. The writing was his usual smug cleverness - mildly amusing but far too long-winded and self-satisfied. The reason for the rating was for how adamantly Block forced his female characters to turn Bernie into a hero for protecting his own ass while witnessing a rape then discarding evidence of the rape because he thought it'd be better she not know. Then the victim showed no consequences of the rape besides being... offended, I guess? A repulsive level of cluelessness, beyond even the context of the era in which it was written.