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 D 0 R T M U N D E R; wearing black and carrying his canvas bag of burglar tools; walked across the rooftops from the parking garage on the corner. At the sixth roof; he looked over the front edge to be absolutely sure he was on the right building; and felt dizzy for just a second when he saw the distant street six stories down; floating like a ship in the glare of streetlights. Cars were parked along both sides; leaving one black lane open in the middle. A cab was going by down there; its yellow top glinting in the light. Behind the cab came a slow-moving police car; the unlit flasher dome on its roof looked like a piece of candy.
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- 0
- Tongue
- English
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- 87 KB
- Series
- Dortmunder 3
- Category
- Fiction
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