The Hot Rock

✍ Scribed by Westlake, Donald E.

• Publisher: The Mysterious Press
• Year: 1970
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 121 KB
• Edition: Reprint
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9780446677035

✦ Synopsis

The Hot Rock introduces John Archibald Dortmunder, the thief whose capers never quite come off, as he and his convict friends plot to steal the fabulous Balaboma Emerald.

Review

“Westlake’s novel comes awesomely close to the ultimate in comic, big-caper novels; it’s so filled with¼ action and imagination.” —The New York Times Book Review

“Westlake is a master hand at the running gag¼ this Westlake brought on such a case of the laughing bends that I required decompression.” —The Washington Post

“[Westlake’s] most durable character¼. Whatever can go wrong in the man’s elaborate attempts at larceny invariably does, and in the most amusing and unexpected ways possible.” —Los Angeles Times

About the Author

DONALD E. WESTLAKE has written numerous novels over the past thirty-five years under his own name and pseudonyms, including Richard Stark. Many of his books have been made into movies, including The Hunter, which became the brilliant film noir Point Blank, and the 1999 smash hit Payback. He penned the Hollywood scripts for The Stepfather and The Grifters, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. The winner of three Edgar awards and a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master, Donald E. Westlake was presented with The Eye, the Private Eye Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Shamus Awards. He lives with his wife, Abby Adams, in rural New York State.

Library : General
Universes : Dortmunder [01]
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9780446677035