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What's the Worst That Could Happen? Hardback - 2000

by Donald E. Westlake

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Since his Edgar Allan Poe Award-nominated debut novel in 1960, Grand Master Donald E. Westlake has been setting standards in crime fiction. Now his bemused, beguiling thief, Dortmunder, is back for the first time since 1993.

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With the planned heist of a religious relic, Dortmunder, the unluckiest criminal in the world, plunges into international diplomacy with a caper for acquiring a seat on the United Nations General Assembly. But a major fiasco proves a bone of contention and forces him to come up with Plan B.

Dortmunder's lucky ring is stolen in the bungled burglary of a nasty billionaire's Long Island mansion. Now, a series of raids are planned to get the ring back -- and get even.

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It started with a ring. A cheap ring. The yellow metal said brass, not gold, and the sparkly bits were certainly not diamonds. But the ring belonged to May's horseplaying uncle, who swore it brought good luck. Dortmunder, who wouldn't kick a little good luck out of bed, puts it to the test when he goes to burglarize Long Island billionaire Max Fairbanks. As luck would have it, Dortmunder is greeted by Fairbanks himself - and a loaded gun - as soon as he strolls through the door. When the cops arrive, the mogul adds insult to injury by claiming that Dortmunder's lucky ring is actually his. Big mistake, big guy. As soon as Dortmunder can give the cops the slip, the world's most single-minded burglar goes after the fat cat with a vengeance and a team of crooks that only he can assemble. And from the get go everything will go Dortmunder's way - everything, that is, except the ring.

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  • Title What's the Worst That Could Happen?
  • Author Donald E. Westlake
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 384
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Mysterious Press, New York
  • Publication date 2000-10-01
  • ISBN 9780892965861 / 089296586X
  • Weight 1.49 lbs (0.68 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.36 x 6.24 x 1.27 in (23.77 x 15.85 x 3.23 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
    • Geographic Orientation: New York
  • Category Fiction - Mystery/ Detective
  • Library of Congress subjects New York (N.Y.), Humorous fiction
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 96012770
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Booklist, 08/01/1996, Page 1857
  • Kirkus Reviews, 08/01/1996, Page 1105
  • Library Journal, 09/15/1996, Page 101
  • New York Times, 11/10/1996, Page 62
  • Publishers Weekly, 08/12/1996, Page 67

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