Author: Donald E. Westlake Year: 2009 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Mystery, Humor
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ISBNs: 9780446178600 9780446566636 0446178608 0446566632 |
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In Donald E. Westlake's classic caper novels, the bad get better, the good slide a bit, and Lord help anyone caught between a thief named John Dortmunder and the current object of his attention. However, being caught red-handed is inevitable in Dortmunder's next production, when a TV producer convinces this thief and his merry gang to do a reality show that captures their next score. The producer guarantees to find a way to keep the show from being used in evidence against them. They're dubious, but the pay is good, so they take him up on his offer. A mock-up of the OJ bar is built in a warehouse down on Varick Street. The ground floor of that building is a big open space jumbled with vehicles used in TV world, everything from a news truck and a fire engine to a hansom cab (without the horse). As the gang plans their next move with the cameras rolling, Dortmunder and Kelp sneak onto the roof of their new studio to organize a private enterprise. It will take an ingenious plan to outwit viewers glued to their television sets, but Dortmunder is nothing if not persistent, and he's determined to end this shoot with money in his pockets.
This book is part of the "Dortmunder" series. Here are some other books from this series:
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 | "Watch Your Back!" First published in 2005 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Road to Ruin" First published in 2004 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Bad News" First published in 2001 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Don't Ask" First published in 1993 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Drowned Hopes" First published in 1990 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Good Behavior" First published in 1985 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Why Me?" First published in 1983 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Nobody's Perfect" First published in 1977 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Jimmy the Kid" First published in 1974 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Bank Shot" First published in 1972 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Hot Rock" First published in 1970 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Thieves' Dozen" Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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