The Burglar in the Library Christine Poulson All three stories show Golding

All three stories show Golding as a gentle satirist

Both funny and deeply moving

As a ferocious thunderstorm rages outside

Tom Ripley is struggling to stay one step ahead of his creditors and the law

loss and the real meaning of loyalty

The Burglar in the Library Christine Poulson All three stories show GoldingBernie Rhodenbarr, burglar extraordinaire and bookseller ordinaire, has taken leave of his beloved New York City and gone country. Our setting is Cuttleford House, a quaint, lovely inn, where Carolyn and Raffles the Cat have joined Bernie for a wintry weekend. Of course, Carolyn wasn't Bernie's first choice for a romantic getaway weekend, but his intended, Lettice Runcible, turned out to be someone else's intended. But if you think Bernie's sole