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BOOKS by Donald E. Westlake

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The Hot Rock

The Hot Rock more books like this

by Donald E. Westlake

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. . ..

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Drowned Hopes

Drowned Hopes more books like this

by Donald E Westlake

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.

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Bad News

Bad News more books like this

by Donald E. Westlake

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.

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Don't Ask

Don't Ask more books like this

by Donald E Westlake

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.

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What's the Worst That Could Happen?

What's the Worst That Could Happen? more books like this

by Donald E Westlake

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.

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Trust Me on This

Trust Me on This more books like this

by Donald E Westlake

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.

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The Ax

The Ax more books like this

by Donald E Westlake

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 ...

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Kahawa

Kahawa more books like this

by Donald E Westlake

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.

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Good Behavior more books like this

by Donald E Westlake

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.

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Put a Lid on It

Put a Lid on It more books like this

by Donald E Westlake

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.

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Bank shot more books like this

by Donald E. Westlake

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".

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Somebody owes me money

Somebody owes me money more books like this

by Donald Edwin Westlake

A winning tip on a horse race and things are looking up for NY cabbie Chet Conway. But, when the bookie is found dead, the police want him for questioning, and rival criminal gangs are interested in him as well, things dont look promising for Chet. And then, the murdered bookie's beautiful sister shows up to exact her revenge.

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Money for Nothing more books like this

by Donald E Westlake

Joshua Redmont, a struggling New York husband, father, and temp worker, has been receiving monthly thousand-dollar checks from the "United States Agent," a firm he does not know. Over the years, the checks have followed him from address to address, and he has cashed them. However, on his way to meet his family for a vacation on Fire Island, Josh ...

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The Hook more books like this

by Donald E Westlake

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 ...

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The Road to Ruin more books like this

by Donald E Westlake

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 ...

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Spy in the Ointment more books like this

by Donald E Westlake

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.

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What's So Funny? more books like this

by Donald E Westlake

Hapless crook John Dortmunder is back with all the wrong moves in another tale of larcenous greed from one of America's favorite authors.

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Why me more books like this

by Donald E. Westlake

The Byzantine Fire: 90 carats of flawless ruby with great national and religious significance. It's the biggest heist of Dortmunder's career, making him the target of everyone from the FBI to the Turkish government. Now Dortmunder has to find a way to unsteal the heist of a lifetime. . . .

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Watch Your Back! more books like this

by Donald E Westlake

The family of fence Arnie Albright thinks that a Club Med vacation might add some polish to his practically nonexistent manners. While that laudable aim remains unfulfilled, the Caribbean idyll does allow Arnie to make the acquaintance of Preston Fairweather, a wealthy but equally obnoxious man who's been hiding out at the resort to avoid ...

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Cops and Robbers more books like this

by Donald E. Westlake

Meet Tom and Joe, two upstanding suburban family men who are New York City cops looking to make a little more money--two million dollars, in fact. They soon discover how risky it is to get involved with the Mob or rob Wall Street. Previous publisher: Evans.

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Sacred Monster more books like this

by Donald E Westlake

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.

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The Fugitive Pigeon more books like this

by Donald E. Westlake

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.

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Jimmy the Kid more books like this

by Donald E Westlake

Bungling burglar John Dortmunder and his merry band of thieves are back in another classic, comic crime novel from the award-winning author of the new hardcover Baby, Would I Lie? Dortmunder and his gang plan to kidnap precocious kid Jimmy Harrington with the help of a crime novel outlining the perfect caper.

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God Save the Mark more books like this

by Donald E Westlake

An Edgar Award winner, this comic novel of suspense is about a man born to be conned, who inherits a small fortune . . . and who becomes someone's target for murder. Westlake is also the author of a series of hardboiled novels under the name Richard Stark.

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Nobody's Perfect more books like this

by Donald E. Westlake

Comic crime hero Dortmunder and his gang of bungling thieves are back in a hilarious caper--out of print since 1979. Mishaps and misunderstandings force the gang to steal a painting not once but twice in this hilarious misadventure starring the inimitable Dortmunder.

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