Jimmy the Kid
by Donald E. Westlake
2020-12-29 07:54:21
A kidnapping plan cribbed from a crime novel goes hilariously wrong for gang boss John Dortmunderâfrom the Edgar Awardâwinning author of Bank Shot. When his âfriendâ Andy Kelp has a plan, career criminal John Dortmunder knows that...
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A kidnapping plan cribbed from a crime novel goes hilariously wrong for gang boss John Dortmunderâfrom the Edgar Awardâwinning author of Bank Shot. When his âfriendâ Andy Kelp has a plan, career criminal John Dortmunder knows that means trouble. Kelpâs schemes, no matter how well intentioned, tend to spiral quickly out of control. But this one, Kelp swears, is airtight. He read it in a book! The novel featured a kidnapping so brilliant thereâs no way it wouldnât work in real life. Though offended that his usual role as heist planner has been usurped, Dortmunder reluctantly agrees to the scheme. Unfortunately, they kidnap a kid smarter than all of them put together. Whatâs simple on the page turns complex and chaoticâand thereâs no reference guide to help Dortmunder through the madness heâs signed on for. â[Westlakeâs] most durable character. Whatever can go wrong in the manâs elaborate attempts at larceny invariably does, and in the most amusing and unexpected ways possible.â âLos Angeles Times âWestlake has no peer in the realm of comic mystery novelists.â âSan Francisco Chronicle
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