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    <body><![CDATA[As a book about vengeance enacted on a rich crook who ruined many people, this item in the Dortmunder series seems prescient in the age of Bernie Madoff.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[F  One of the very funny Dortmunder gang books, John Dortmunder and his inept gang hire out as servants to con a rich man.  Black humor]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[as usual witty, funny and insightful even if not serious crime<br/>lightweight comedy about crime but still fun]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Left myself a note &quot;Bad&quot;.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Very entertaining. Looking forward to listening to his other novels.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I L O V E the Dortmunder series. I don't condone crime in the real world but how can you not be drawn to a character that has such fascinating compadres and find such ingenious ways to get out of the tight situations they end up in.<br/><br/>I've just found a copy to add to my library.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Westlake's always entertaining, and this is a good fast read. Eleventh of the Dortmunder novels, but it's pretty standalone; the older Dortmunder novels are hard to find these days. All you need to know is that John Dortmunder is the most unlucky criminal ever.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Another quick, hilarious read about the hapless thieves from NYC.  This time they go off to the Pennsylvania countryside and pose as servants in order to steal a collection of vintage cars.  I loved it!]]></body>
    
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