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Dortmunder Series

15 primary works • 16 total works
John Dortmunder is a master criminal in New York City.

Book 1

The Hot Rock
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3.95 · 7238 Ratings · 724 Reviews · published 1970 · 71 editions
John Archibald Dortmunder is the thief whose caper…

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    Book 2

    Bank Shot
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    4.03     · 3803 Ratings · 305 Reviews · published 1972 · 62 editions
    When John Dortmunder sets out to rob a bank, he re…

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    Book 3

    Jimmy The Kid
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    4.03     · 2277 Ratings · 215 Reviews · published 1974 · 54 editions
    Here's the five-member Dortmunder Gang trying to a…

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    Book 4

    Nobody's Perfect
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    3.96     · 1659 Ratings · 123 Reviews · published 1977 · 32 editions
    Comic crime hero Dortmunder and his gang of bungli…

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    Book 5

    Why Me?
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    4.13     · 1649 Ratings · 114 Reviews · published 1983 · 39 editions
    The Byzantine Fire: 90 carats of flawless ruby wit…

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    Book 6

    Good Behavior
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    4.14     · 1629 Ratings · 114 Reviews · published 1986 · 44 editions
    (6th Title in the Dortmunder series)
    John Dortmunde…

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    Book 7

    Drowned Hopes
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    4.15     · 1907 Ratings · 159 Reviews · published 1990 · 40 editions
    Bumbling comic criminal John Dortmunder is in hot …

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    Book 8

    Don't Ask
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    4.03     · 1325 Ratings · 92 Reviews · published 1993 · 19 editions
    In his latest caper, Dortmunder is hired to steal …

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    Book 9

    What's The Worst That Could Happen?
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    4.18     · 1699 Ratings · 126 Reviews · published 1996 · 30 editions
    Dortmunder is in the midst of a routine burglary o…

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    Book 10

    Bad News
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    4.02     · 1375 Ratings · 103 Reviews · published 2001 · 26 editions
    John Dortmunder doesn't like manual labor. So when…

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    Book 11

    The Road To Ruin
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    3.85     · 1321 Ratings · 123 Reviews · published 2004 · 31 editions
    Ever-lovable but hapless crook John Dortmunder and…

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    Book 12

    Thieves' Dozen
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    4.09     · 855 Ratings · 71 Reviews · published 2004 · 16 editions
    Featuring Westlake's hapless hero John Dortmunder,…

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    Book 13

    Watch Your Back!
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    4.03     · 1438 Ratings · 108 Reviews · published 2005 · 26 editions
    - After a year on the lam, the return of bumbling …

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    Book 14

    What's So Funny?
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    3.95     · 1738 Ratings · 159 Reviews · published 2007 · 36 editions
    All it takes is a few underhanded moves by a tough…

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    Book 15

    Get Real
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    3.92     · 1512 Ratings · 233 Reviews · published 2009 · 29 editions
    In Donald E. Westlake's classic caper novels, the …

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    Book 1-4

    Gli ineffabili cinque
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    5.00     · 2 Ratings · published 1986 · 1 edition
    Gli ineffabili cinque - Come sbancare il lunario -…

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