Title: The hot rock
Subtitle: the first Dortmunder novel
First published: 1970
Description: John Archibald Dortmunder is the thief whose capers never quite come off. Here, the released convict and his ride pal Kelp plot to steal the $500,000 Balaboma Emerald. The former British colony has recently become independent and split. The Akinzi have the stone, the Talabwo want it back, and their UN rep will pay for retrieval.
Subjects: Fiction, Criminals, Dortmunder (Fictitious character), Fiction, mystery & detective, general, New york (n.y.), fiction, Dortmunder, john (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, action & adventure, Criminals, fiction