num_pages: 249
description: John Dortmunder and company are hired by the U.N. Ambassador to the African country of Talabwo to heist the famed Balabomo Emerald, a jewel of great historical and cultural importance, currently in the custody of rival country Akinzi. While Dortmunder and his men carry out a daring and clever burglaw upon the New York Coliseum's Pan-Africa exhibition, circumstances cause the emerald to slip through their fingers. Undaunted, Dortmunder is now chasing the gem by plane., train, and automobile. Because this hot rock has a way of getting stolen -- not just once, but again and again and again....
language: English
title: The Hot Rock
titlecomplete: The Hot Rock (Dortmunder, #1)
genres: Fiction, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller, Comedy, Noir, Detective, Mystery Thriller, Humor, Crime
ratings_count: 6163
series: Dortmunder
awards: awardedAt: 31564800000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: The Mysterious Press