The burglar who traded Ted Williams - Lawrence Block

For nearly a year Bernie Rhodenbarr has stayed straight...until his new landlord threatens to raise the rent of his Greenwich Village bookstore...by 10,000 a month! So Bernie is back to work burgling the apartment of a couple on a European tour of untraceable cash. The only problem is the naked guy in the bathroom - who happens to be dead. At the same time a million dollar baseball collection disappears, and Bernie is framed for the crime. Mix in a mysterious women and a crotchety policeman and Bernie is in trouble - unless he can steal back the baseball cards...