false 431641 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584m/431641.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584s/431641.jpg All it takes is a few underhanded moves by a tough ex-cop named Eppick to pull Dortmunder into a game he never wanted to play. With no choice, he musters his always-game gang and they set out on a perilous treasure hunt for a long-lost gold and jewel-studded chess set once intended as a birthday gift for the last Romanov czar, which unfortunately reached Russia after that party was over.
From the moment Dortmunder reaches for his first pawn, he faces insurmountable odds. The purloined past of this precious set is destined to confound any strategy he finds on the board. Success is not inevitable with John Dortmunder leading the attack, but he's nothing if not persistent, and some gambit or other might just stumble into a winning move.

]]> 431641 7 2951883 2007 What's So Funny? (Dortmunder Novels) total:205|5:37|4:81|3:69|2:15|1:3| 205 749 253 39 30953 3.83 4488 543 42302073 115625 431641 0446582409 9780446582407 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584m/431641.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584s/431641.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/431641.What_s_So_Funny_ 3.65 194 All it takes is a few underhanded moves by a tough ex-cop named Eppick to pull Dortmunder into a game he never wanted to play. With no choice, he musters his always-game gang and they set out on a perilous treasure hunt for a long-lost gold and jewel-studded chess set once intended as a birthday gift for the last Romanov czar, which unfortunately reached Russia after that party was over.
From the moment Dortmunder reaches for his first pawn, he faces insurmountable odds. The purloined past of this precious set is destined to confound any strategy he finds on the board. Success is not inevitable with John Dortmunder leading the attack, but he's nothing if not persistent, and some gambit or other might just stumble into a winning move.

]]> 2007 3 1 false Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 20:12:44 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 20:16:56 -0800 2009
But, overall, this is just another middling Dor...more...]]> 38347806 725162 431641 0446582409 9780446582407 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584m/431641.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584s/431641.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/431641.What_s_So_Funny_ 3.65 205 All it takes is a few underhanded moves by a tough ex-cop named Eppick to pull Dortmunder into a game he never wanted to play. With no choice, he musters his always-game gang and they set out on a perilous treasure hunt for a long-lost gold and jewel-studded chess set once intended as a birthday gift for the last Romanov czar, which unfortunately reached Russia after that party was over.
From the moment Dortmunder reaches for his first pawn, he faces insurmountable odds. The purloined past of this precious set is destined to confound any strategy he finds on the board. Success is not inevitable with John Dortmunder leading the attack, but he's nothing if not persistent, and some gambit or other might just stumble into a winning move.

]]> 2007 3 0 false Wed Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Nov 21 17:52:35 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 18:00:31 -0800 2008
In this book his bad luck shows up first, in the form of Eppick, a retired cop now private detective, who has just enough evidence on Dortmunder for a bur...more...]]> 65095334 1738758 431641 0446582409 9780446582407 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584m/431641.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584s/431641.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/431641.What_s_So_Funny_ 3.65 205 All it takes is a few underhanded moves by a tough ex-cop named Eppick to pull Dortmunder into a game he never wanted to play. With no choice, he musters his always-game gang and they set out on a perilous treasure hunt for a long-lost gold and jewel-studded chess set once intended as a birthday gift for the last Romanov czar, which unfortunately reached Russia after that party was over.
From the moment Dortmunder reaches for his first pawn, he faces insurmountable odds. The purloined past of this precious set is destined to confound any strategy he finds on the board. Success is not inevitable with John Dortmunder leading the attack, but he's nothing if not persistent, and some gambit or other might just stumble into a winning move.

]]> 2007 4 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 23:27:15 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 23:36:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 63203207 49918 431641 0446582409 9780446582407 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584m/431641.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584s/431641.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/431641.What_s_So_Funny_ 3.65 205 All it takes is a few underhanded moves by a tough ex-cop named Eppick to pull Dortmunder into a game he never wanted to play. With no choice, he musters his always-game gang and they set out on a perilous treasure hunt for a long-lost gold and jewel-studded chess set once intended as a birthday gift for the last Romanov czar, which unfortunately reached Russia after that party was over.
From the moment Dortmunder reaches for his first pawn, he faces insurmountable odds. The purloined past of this precious set is destined to confound any strategy he finds on the board. Success is not inevitable with John Dortmunder leading the attack, but he's nothing if not persistent, and some gambit or other might just stumble into a winning move.

]]> 2007 4 1 false Sun Jul 12 17:33:57 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 17:39:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 53787982 563742 431641 0446582409 9780446582407 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584m/431641.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584s/431641.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/431641.What_s_So_Funny_ 3.65 205 All it takes is a few underhanded moves by a tough ex-cop named Eppick to pull Dortmunder into a game he never wanted to play. With no choice, he musters his always-game gang and they set out on a perilous treasure hunt for a long-lost gold and jewel-studded chess set once intended as a birthday gift for the last Romanov czar, which unfortunately reached Russia after that party was over.
From the moment Dortmunder reaches for his first pawn, he faces insurmountable odds. The purloined past of this precious set is destined to confound any strategy he finds on the board. Success is not inevitable with John Dortmunder leading the attack, but he's nothing if not persistent, and some gambit or other might just stumble into a winning move.

]]> 2007 3 0 false Thu Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 20:23:10 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 20:35:15 -0700 2009 I was slow to war...more...]]> 63589759 1309606 2854755 1847241107 9781847241108 1 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2854755.What_s_So_Funny 4.00 1 All it takes is a few underhanded moves by a tough ex-cop named Eppick to pull Dortmunder into a game he never wanted to play. With no choice, he musters his always-game gang and they set out on a perilous treasure hunt for a long-lost gold and jewel-studded chess set once intended as a birthday gift for the last Romanov czar, which unfortunately reached Russia after that party was over.
From the moment Dortmunder reaches for his first pawn, he faces insurmountable odds. The purloined past of this precious set is destined to confound any strategy he finds on the board. Success is not inevitable with John Dortmunder leading the attack, but he's nothing if not persistent, and some gambit or other might just stumble into a winning move.

]]> 2007 4 2 false Wed Jul 15 09:21:31 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 06:23:30 -0700 2009
I was disappointed by the last Westlake novel I attempted (a rather humourless thriller entitled 361) and was advised to try a Dortmunder. I'm very glad I did. For years now I've been a Parker fan and these books seem to work as a counter-point to those. In Dortmunde...more...]]> 62653136 1890943 431641 0446582409 9780446582407 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584m/431641.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584s/431641.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/431641.What_s_So_Funny_ 3.65 205 All it takes is a few underhanded moves by a tough ex-cop named Eppick to pull Dortmunder into a game he never wanted to play. With no choice, he musters his always-game gang and they set out on a perilous treasure hunt for a long-lost gold and jewel-studded chess set once intended as a birthday gift for the last Romanov czar, which unfortunately reached Russia after that party was over.
From the moment Dortmunder reaches for his first pawn, he faces insurmountable odds. The purloined past of this precious set is destined to confound any strategy he finds on the board. Success is not inevitable with John Dortmunder leading the attack, but he's nothing if not persistent, and some gambit or other might just stumble into a winning move.

]]> 2007 4 0 false Wed Jul 08 12:28:06 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 12:37:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 65227433 1467343 431641 0446582409 9780446582407 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584m/431641.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584s/431641.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/431641.What_s_So_Funny_ 3.65 205 All it takes is a few underhanded moves by a tough ex-cop named Eppick to pull Dortmunder into a game he never wanted to play. With no choice, he musters his always-game gang and they set out on a perilous treasure hunt for a long-lost gold and jewel-studded chess set once intended as a birthday gift for the last Romanov czar, which unfortunately reached Russia after that party was over.
From the moment Dortmunder reaches for his first pawn, he faces insurmountable odds. The purloined past of this precious set is destined to confound any strategy he finds on the board. Success is not inevitable with John Dortmunder leading the attack, but he's nothing if not persistent, and some gambit or other might just stumble into a winning move.

]]> 2007 2 0 false Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 22:19:34 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 01:43:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 29892691 1417513 431641 0446582409 9780446582407 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584m/431641.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584s/431641.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/431641.What_s_So_Funny_ 3.65 205 All it takes is a few underhanded moves by a tough ex-cop named Eppick to pull Dortmunder into a game he never wanted to play. With no choice, he musters his always-game gang and they set out on a perilous treasure hunt for a long-lost gold and jewel-studded chess set once intended as a birthday gift for the last Romanov czar, which unfortunately reached Russia after that party was over.
From the moment Dortmunder reaches for his first pawn, he faces insurmountable odds. The purloined past of this precious set is destined to confound any strategy he finds on the board. Success is not inevitable with John Dortmunder leading the attack, but he's nothing if not persistent, and some gambit or other might just stumble into a winning move.

]]> 2007 5 1 false Mon Aug 11 17:49:53 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 26 19:23:34 -0700 2008
"WHEN JOHN DORTMUNDER, RELIEVED, walked out of Pointers and back to the main sales floor of the O.J. Bar & Grill on Amsterdam Avenue a little after ten that Wednesday evening in November, the silence...more...]]> 50137183 245237 2924561 0446401153 9780446401159 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255612705m/2924561.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255612705s/2924561.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2924561.What_s_So_Funny_ 3.89 9 2007 5 1 false Thu Mar 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 21:36:13 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 11:33:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 75694666 2812436 431641 0446582409 9780446582407 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584m/431641.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584s/431641.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/431641.What_s_So_Funny_ 3.65 205 All it takes is a few underhanded moves by a tough ex-cop named Eppick to pull Dortmunder into a game he never wanted to play. With no choice, he musters his always-game gang and they set out on a perilous treasure hunt for a long-lost gold and jewel-studded chess set once intended as a birthday gift for the last Romanov czar, which unfortunately reached Russia after that party was over.
From the moment Dortmunder reaches for his first pawn, he faces insurmountable odds. The purloined past of this precious set is destined to confound any strategy he finds on the board. Success is not inevitable with John Dortmunder leading the attack, but he's nothing if not persistent, and some gambit or other might just stumble into a winning move.

]]> 2007 3 0 false Fri Oct 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 14:05:05 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 14:10:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 50324396 398284 431641 0446582409 9780446582407 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584m/431641.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584s/431641.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/431641.What_s_So_Funny_ 3.65 205 All it takes is a few underhanded moves by a tough ex-cop named Eppick to pull Dortmunder into a game he never wanted to play. With no choice, he musters his always-game gang and they set out on a perilous treasure hunt for a long-lost gold and jewel-studded chess set once intended as a birthday gift for the last Romanov czar, which unfortunately reached Russia after that party was over.
From the moment Dortmunder reaches for his first pawn, he faces insurmountable odds. The purloined past of this precious set is destined to confound any strategy he finds on the board. Success is not inevitable with John Dortmunder leading the attack, but he's nothing if not persistent, and some gambit or other might just stumble into a winning move.

]]> 2007 3 0 false Tue Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 14:28:29 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 14:29:41 -0700 2009
More characters than at Agincourt, each with a wicked way with a punch line, and a plot twist that lands this firmly in Westl...more...]]> 21827646 776238 2924561 0446401153 9780446401159 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255612705m/2924561.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255612705s/2924561.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2924561.What_s_So_Funny_ 3.65 205 2007 4 0 false Fri Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 07 20:17:44 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 17 11:53:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 71125879 2259127 431641 0446582409 9780446582407 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584m/431641.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584s/431641.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/431641.What_s_So_Funny_ 3.65 205 All it takes is a few underhanded moves by a tough ex-cop named Eppick to pull Dortmunder into a game he never wanted to play. With no choice, he musters his always-game gang and they set out on a perilous treasure hunt for a long-lost gold and jewel-studded chess set once intended as a birthday gift for the last Romanov czar, which unfortunately reached Russia after that party was over.
From the moment Dortmunder reaches for his first pawn, he faces insurmountable odds. The purloined past of this precious set is destined to confound any strategy he finds on the board. Success is not inevitable with John Dortmunder leading the attack, but he's nothing if not persistent, and some gambit or other might just stumble into a winning move.

]]> 2007 0 0 false Sun Sep 13 19:56:44 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 19:57:02 -0700 2009 62048476 1152309 431641 0446582409 9780446582407 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584m/431641.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584s/431641.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/431641.What_s_So_Funny_ 3.65 205 All it takes is a few underhanded moves by a tough ex-cop named Eppick to pull Dortmunder into a game he never wanted to play. With no choice, he musters his always-game gang and they set out on a perilous treasure hunt for a long-lost gold and jewel-studded chess set once intended as a birthday gift for the last Romanov czar, which unfortunately reached Russia after that party was over.
From the moment Dortmunder reaches for his first pawn, he faces insurmountable odds. The purloined past of this precious set is destined to confound any strategy he finds on the board. Success is not inevitable with John Dortmunder leading the attack, but he's nothing if not persistent, and some gambit or other might just stumble into a winning move.

]]> 2007 4 0 false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 14:18:13 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 14:20:28 -0700 2009 59865506 980000 431641 0446582409 9780446582407 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584m/431641.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584s/431641.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/431641.What_s_So_Funny_ 3.65 205 All it takes is a few underhanded moves by a tough ex-cop named Eppick to pull Dortmunder into a game he never wanted to play. With no choice, he musters his always-game gang and they set out on a perilous treasure hunt for a long-lost gold and jewel-studded chess set once intended as a birthday gift for the last Romanov czar, which unfortunately reached Russia after that party was over.
From the moment Dortmunder reaches for his first pawn, he faces insurmountable odds. The purloined past of this precious set is destined to confound any strategy he finds on the board. Success is not inevitable with John Dortmunder leading the attack, but he's nothing if not persistent, and some gambit or other might just stumble into a winning move.

]]> 2007 4 0 false Wed Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 06:28:03 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 06:29:29 -0700 2009 52092583 68153 431641 0446582409 9780446582407 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584m/431641.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584s/431641.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/431641.What_s_So_Funny_ 3.65 205 All it takes is a few underhanded moves by a tough ex-cop named Eppick to pull Dortmunder into a game he never wanted to play. With no choice, he musters his always-game gang and they set out on a perilous treasure hunt for a long-lost gold and jewel-studded chess set once intended as a birthday gift for the last Romanov czar, which unfortunately reached Russia after that party was over.
From the moment Dortmunder reaches for his first pawn, he faces insurmountable odds. The purloined past of this precious set is destined to confound any strategy he finds on the board. Success is not inevitable with John Dortmunder leading the attack, but he's nothing if not persistent, and some gambit or other might just stumble into a winning move.

]]> 2007 3 0 false Thu Apr 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 12:57:59 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 20:13:56 -0700 2009 41187602 147605 431641 0446582409 9780446582407 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584m/431641.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584s/431641.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/431641.What_s_So_Funny_ 3.65 205 All it takes is a few underhanded moves by a tough ex-cop named Eppick to pull Dortmunder into a game he never wanted to play. With no choice, he musters his always-game gang and they set out on a perilous treasure hunt for a long-lost gold and jewel-studded chess set once intended as a birthday gift for the last Romanov czar, which unfortunately reached Russia after that party was over.
From the moment Dortmunder reaches for his first pawn, he faces insurmountable odds. The purloined past of this precious set is destined to confound any strategy he finds on the board. Success is not inevitable with John Dortmunder leading the attack, but he's nothing if not persistent, and some gambit or other might just stumble into a winning move.

]]> 2007 4 0 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 10:32:16 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 10:33:13 -0800 2008 (Good reread, too.)]]> 49140270 1034209 431641 0446582409 9780446582407 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584m/431641.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584s/431641.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/431641.What_s_So_Funny_ 3.65 205 All it takes is a few underhanded moves by a tough ex-cop named Eppick to pull Dortmunder into a game he never wanted to play. With no choice, he musters his always-game gang and they set out on a perilous treasure hunt for a long-lost gold and jewel-studded chess set once intended as a birthday gift for the last Romanov czar, which unfortunately reached Russia after that party was over.
From the moment Dortmunder reaches for his first pawn, he faces insurmountable odds. The purloined past of this precious set is destined to confound any strategy he finds on the board. Success is not inevitable with John Dortmunder leading the attack, but he's nothing if not persistent, and some gambit or other might just stumble into a winning move.

]]> 2007 5 0 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 13 07:21:44 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 07:22:32 -0700 2009 39610742 1257747 431641 0446582409 9780446582407 36 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584m/431641.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174695584s/431641.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/431641.What_s_So_Funny_ 3.65 205 All it takes is a few underhanded moves by a tough ex-cop named Eppick to pull Dortmunder into a game he never wanted to play. With no choice, he musters his always-game gang and they set out on a perilous treasure hunt for a long-lost gold and jewel-studded chess set once intended as a birthday gift for the last Romanov czar, which unfortunately reached Russia after that party was over.
From the moment Dortmunder reaches for his first pawn, he faces insurmountable odds. The purloined past of this precious set is destined to confound any strategy he finds on the board. Success is not inevitable with John Dortmunder leading the attack, but he's nothing if not persistent, and some gambit or other might just stumble into a winning move.

]]> 2007 4 0 false Mon Dec 08 11:32:03 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 11:37:05 -0800 2008 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=431641