Taking cues from a pulp novel, Dortmunder arranges a kidnapping Kelp has a plan, and John Dortmunder knows that means trouble. His friend Kelp is a jinx, and his schemes, no matter how well intentioned, tend to spiral quickly out of control. But this one, Kelp swears, is airtight. He read it in a bo
Jimmy the Kid
β Scribed by Donald Westlake
- Publisher
- Payot & Rivages
- Year
- 2014;2005
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 98 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
Dortmunder entreprend d'enlever un enfant à la demande d'Andy Help, en suivant une méthode décrite dans un roman de Richard Stark. Il espère ainsi progresser dans sa profession. L'enfant, Jimmy Harrington, fils d'un avocat de Wall Street, n'a que douze ans mais se révèle beaucoup plus intelligent que ses ravisseurs. Il finit par prendre en main son propre enlèvement.
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