A Dortmunder Heist (#14)
___John Dortmunder returns in this last hilarious caper by the late Grand Master of mystery and suspense Donald E. Westlake. Now the seasoned but often scoreless crook is finally offered a chance at fame, but Dortmunder has never taken direction well and he is quickly up to his old tricks, even while the director is screaming for him to GET REAL.
___Dortmunder and his merry crew stumble upon a television reality show whose producer decides to push the limits of the medium by covering the gang as they plan and execute one of their patented nothing-can-go-wrong-until-it-does capers. As the gang strategizes their next move with the cameras rolling, Dortmunder and his partner Kelp organize a private side enterprise. It will take an ingenious plan to outwit the executive suits and keep viewers glued to their sets. but Dortmunder is nothing if not persistent, and he’s determined to end this shoot with extra money in his pockets.
~ From the jacket of the 2009 Grand Central first edition hard cover
Book Review by Marilyn Stasio, N.Y. Times
Book Review by Robert Crais, L.A. Times
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I love the entire ensemble in the Dortmunder series — the crooks, their girlfriends, even their insufferable fence and the regulars at the O.J. (especially the regulars, maybe). But mixed in with a feast of Dortmunders (I own or will soon own most of them) there has to be an occasional Parker break, or I start to twitch. After all, Parker was my first love. I can't fathom how any one author could keep inventing stories the way Westlake did. Well, I guess he really couldn't since he kept having to invent Richard Stark and other authors, too, to write his books. Were a heaven, he would be in it, now, writing as yet unheard ghost stories. But no, he will be with us always.
Beautifully stated, Naomi. Thank you.