Bank shot
By: by Donald E. Westlake
Series: The Dortmunder Novels -- v. 2; Dortmunder Novels
Publisher: Mysterious
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781784088965
Subjects: Dortmunder (Fictitious character); Fiction; FICTION; Mystery & Detective; General
Description: Instead of robbing a bank, Dortmunder tries to steal the whole building. Encyclopedias are heavy, and John Dortmunder is sick of carrying them. While in between jobs, the persistent heist-planner is working an encyclopedia-selling scam that's about to blow up in his face. The cops are on their way when his friend Kelp pulls up in a stolen Oldsmobile, offering a quick escape from the law and a job that's too insane to turn down. Kelp's nephew is an FBI washout who's addicted to old-time pulp novels and adventure stories. He tried being a cop, and now he wants to be a ro.