BOOKS by Donald E Westlake

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1	The Hot Rock more books like this by Donald E. Westlake add to wishlist This is the classic that introduced John Archibald Dortmunder, the thief whose capers never quite come off, as he and his convict friends plot to steal the fabulous Balaboma Emerald. They almost carry it off, but then the guy carrying the stone is picked up by the cops. . .. see all copies from $2.37! new only from $6.94! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Watch Your Back! more books like this by Donald E Westlake add to wishlist It's the score of a lifetime: easy access to a lavish New York City apartment, hordes of valuables, and an absentee owner avoiding the lawyers of his unhappy ex-wives. But before they pull the job, Dortmunder's crew is startled to find their beloved gin joint, the OJ, in the clutches of the Mafia - who consider it perfect for a little fraud, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.02! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Road to Ruin more books like this by Donald E Westlake add to wishlist Donald E. Westlake's ever-popular thief John Dortmunder and some pals have a new scheme in hand. They'll work as servants to a corrupt businessman, Monroe Hall, so that they can pull an inside job and steal his antique auto collection. However, their larcenous plans are disrupted by two competing gangs of kidnappers who have also set their sights ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.35! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Don't Ask more books like this by Donald E Westlake add to wishlist In his latest caper, Dortmunder is hired to steal the femur of a 16-year-old girl who was canonized because, 800 years ago, she was killed and eaten by her family. Now two European countries and the Catholic church are fighting like dogs over the bone. How will this free-for-all end? Don't Ask. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Drowned Hopes more books like this by Donald E Westlake add to wishlist Bumbling comic criminal John Dortmunder is in hot water as he tries to keep a nasty old man from blowing up a dam to unearth $750,000. Dortmunder must devise a safer scheme to get the loot . . . before the old coot's trigger finger gets too itchy. "Entertainment of the highest order".--San Diego Tribune. see all copies from $5.98! new only from $11.62! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	361 more books like this by Donald E Westlake add to wishlist From Donald Westlake, one of the greatest living crime writers, comes a tale of betrayal and revenge that explores the limits of family loyalty, and reveals just how far one man will go when everything he loves is taken from him.S. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.40! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Ax more books like this by Donald E Westlake add to wishlist The loss of a job can unhinge a person. When Burke Devore loses his, he pounds the pavement and applies for another befitting his talents. Rather then take any chances, he locates the men in his area who could possibly take his job, and, with systematic thoroughness, Burke begins to eliminate his competition. A "New York Times" Notable Book for ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	What's the Worst That Could Happen? more books like this by Donald E Westlake add to wishlist John Dortmunder has been doubly embarrassed. He was pulling a job at billionaire Max Fairbanks's house, when he was caught by Fairbanks who not only called the police, but stole a ring from the helpless Dortmunder as he languished in handcuffs. Unfortunately for Fairbanks, Dortmunder escapes from custody with vengeance on his mind. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Bad News more books like this by Donald E Westlake add to wishlist Burglar John Dortmunder gets in over his head when he and his cronies travel to a Native reservation in upstate New York to grab a piece of a casino scam. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Hook more books like this by Donald E Westlake add to wishlist Best-selling author Bryce Proctorr is suffering from a serious case of writer's block. Fellow writer Wayne Prentice can't seem to give away his many well-thought out but unpopular novels. When Bryce offers Wayne half of his million-plus advance if he can put his celebrity name on Wayne's next novel, Wayne feels he has stumbled upon the deal of a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	Good Behavior more books like this by Donald E Westlake add to wishlist Escaping from the police across the New York rooftops, John Dortmunder literally falls through the roof of the convent of the Silent Sisterhood of St. Filumena. They promise to keep him away from the police if he will return with their newest member--whose father is having her deprogrammed while he builds a mercenary army. see all copies from $4.85! signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Fugitive Pigeon more books like this by Donald E Westlake add to wishlist Charlie Poole tends bar (badly) in his gangster uncle's Brooklyn saloon until his life is suddenly interrupted by two hitmen. Now he's on the run, forced to stand up for himself and start living--just to avoid dying. Previous publisher: Random House. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Smoke more books like this by Donald E Westlake add to wishlist Due to a foiled burglary in a high-tech lab doing research for cigarette company, Freddie Noon, the thief, is now invisible. This condition has clear cut advantages for a man in Freddie's profession, but now everybody wants a glimpse of Freddie: good guys, bad guys, even his girlfriend. But Freddie doesn't dare show his face, his shadow, anything. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Murderous Schemes: An Anthology of Classic Detective Stories more books like this by Donald E Westlake (Editor), J Madison Davis (Editor) add to wishlist This collection divides the detective story into eight types, among them, locked room, armchair detective, and "brilliant schemes gone wrong." Stories from the greatest crime writers of this century fill out the collection. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.82! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	What's So Funny? more books like this by Donald E Westlake add to wishlist Hapless crook John Dortmunder is back with all the wrong moves in another tale of larcenous greed from one of America's favorite authors. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.28! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Best American Mystery Stories more books like this by Donald E Westlake (Editor), Otto Penzler (Editor) add to wishlist Otto Penzler, famed proprietor of the Mystery Bookshops and editor of the Mysterious Press, offers another compendium of short mystery fiction by the likes of Donald Westlake, Doug Allyn, and many more. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Kahawa more books like this by Donald E Westlake add to wishlist In Uganda in 1977, a particular trainload of coffee, mostly belonging to dictator Idi Amin, is worth six million dollars. As a group of scoundrels and international financiers hijack the train, the double and triple crosses pile up and the comic tension escalates in a brawling brew of buffoons, bumblers, beans and boxcars. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $21.33! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18	Sacred Monster more books like this by Donald E Westlake add to wishlist Movie star Jack Pine has achieved his success the hard way--by sleeping his way to the middle and clawing his way to the top. But when accepting the Best Actor Oscar, Pine viciously condemned Hollywood and committed career suicide. "Witty, venomous and knowing".--New York Times Book Review. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Thieves' Dozen more books like this by Donald E Westlake add to wishlist Eleven (not 12: this is a thieves' dozen, after all) reprinted stories featuring Donald E. Westlake's popular thief John Dortmunder are collected here for the first time. see all copies from $2.93! new only from $5.99! \| first editions \| SVS
20	Dancing Aztecs more books like this by Donald E Westlake add to wishlist From the "master of the rolling scam", here is a hilarious crime caper set in New York. A hot hustler is searching for a million-dollar Aztec sculpture that is accidentally mixed with cheap plaster copies. From Harlem to Greenwich, a motley cast chases the lost piece. Out of print since 1978. Evans. see all copies from $12.81! signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Put a Lid on It more books like this by Donald E Westlake add to wishlist Francis Meehan, the likable antihero of this political thriller, is an erudite thief who's been hired by some crooked campaign officials to steal a videotape that has the potential to cause a scandal for an incumbent presidential candidate. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22	The Busy Body more books like this by Donald E. Westlake add to wishlist Previously published in paperback by Ballantine. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
23	Spy in the Ointment more books like this by Donald E Westlake add to wishlist The return of a Donald E. Westlake novel originally published in 1966 about apacifist who becomes embroiled in a plot devised by bomb-throwing extremists. see all copies from $3.00! signed copies \| first editions
24	Bank shot more books like this by Donald E Westlake add to wishlist With the help of an unusual set of cronies, bank robber John Dortmunder puts a set of wheels under a trailer that just happens to be the temporary site of the Capitalists' & Immigrants' Trust and hauls it away. But when the safe won't open and the cops get close, Dortmunder realizes he's got to find a place to ditch the "bank". see all copies from $6.00! new only from $59.12! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Trust Me on This more books like this by Donald E Westlake add to wishlist Tie into the September hardcover release of Westlake's Baby, Would I Lie? with this comic caper. When a serious young journalist discovers a bloody corpse on the way to her new job at a sleazy tabloid paper, she is soon dodging bullets and matching wits with her enigmatic publisher. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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