num_pages: 196
description: John Dortmunder leaves jail with ten dollars, a train ticket, and no way to make money save for his good, clean name. John Dortmunder leaves jail with ten dollars, a train ticket, and no way to make money save for his good, clean name. His friend Kelp picks him up in a stolen Cadillac and speeds away from Sing-Sing, telling the story of a $500,000 emerald that they just have to steal. On their ride back to the city, Kelp lays out the plan. It’s not a simple heist, but after a few years in the clink, Dortmunder could use a challenge.Adapted into the 1972 film starring Robert Redford and George Segal, this thrilling, often hilarious caper is the seminal work of fiction by a true master of the craft―and one of the classic crime novels of the twentieth century.
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: Futura Publications