#2 Dortmunder

Bank Shot

Donald E. Westlake
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When John Dortmunder sets out to rob a bank, he really means it. He steals the whole thing. With the help of his usual crew, as well as a sophomoric ex-FBI man and a militant safecracker, Dortmunder puts a set of wheels under a trailer that just happens to be the temporary site of the Capitalists' & Immigrants' Trust Corp. When the safe won't open and the cops close in, Dortmunder realizes he's got to find a place -- somewhere in suburban Long Island -- to hide a bank. "One of the funniest conceptions you're going to come across...the ending is hilarious." (The New York Times)
Genres: MysteryFictionCrimeHumorComedyThrillerNoirMystery ThrillerNovelsAdventure
189 Pages

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