false 596576 9 John Dortmunder and company are hired by an U.N. African Ambassador to steal the famed Balabomo Emerald from the hands of a rival African country. But their daring and clever burglarly goes awry, and the emerald slips through their fingers. Undaunted, Dortmunder chases the gem by plane, train and automobile in hot pursuit of the hot rock. 980279 1970 The Hot Rock total:246|5:74|4:108|3:55|2:9|1:0| 246 985 330 23 4 0 false false Sat Jan 10 11:31:21 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 11:31:39 -0800 2009
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This is the classic that introduced John Archibald Dortmunder, the thief whose capers never quite come off, as he and his convict friends plot to steal the fabulous Balaboma Emerald. They almost carry it off, but then the...more...]]> 4 2 false false Wed Jul 25 11:22:47 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 25 11:25:47 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 26 10:41:13 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 16:28:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Oct 27 17:17:07 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 27 17:18:32 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri Jun 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 10:45:13 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 10:27:33 -0700 2009 twice more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Nov 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 15 13:53:45 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 14:43:06 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 05 06:47:55 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 06:50:21 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 10:30:53 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 10:31:54 -0800 2008 (I first read this some years ago; it was a nice reread.)]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Aug 01 05:17:36 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 05:18:36 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 17:58:50 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 17:10:29 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Fri Jul 31 16:32:47 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 13:48:53 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Jun 06 20:03:52 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 20:04:50 -0700 2009 ]]> 3 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 30 05:37:12 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 05:37:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 22 23:49:34 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 23:50:40 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat May 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 15:02:27 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 15:05:52 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jul 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 09:34:27 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 11:03:33 -0700 2009 ]]> 5 0 true false Thu Oct 08 18:50:11 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 01 07:17:06 -0800 2009 2 0 0 false false Tue Aug 25 14:02:52 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 19:54:56 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sun Aug 30 13:55:50 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 06:51:41 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jun 18 13:15:50 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 18 13:16:32 -0700 2008