The Hot Rock (John Dortmunder Series #1)

by Donald E. Westlake

Overview

The Hot Rock introduces John Archibald Dortmunder, the thief whose capers never quite come off, as he and his convict friends plot to steal the fabulous Balaboma Emerald.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780446677035
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date:	04/01/2001
Series:	John Dortmunder Series , #1
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	283,431
Product dimensions:	5.45(w) x 8.05(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

DONALD E. WESTLAKE has written numerous novels over the past thirty-five years under his own name and pseudonyms, including Richard Stark. Many of his books have been made into movies, including , which became the brilliant film noir Point Blank, and the 1999 smash hit Payback. He penned the Hollywood scripts for The Stepfather and The Grifters, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. The winner of three Edgar awards and a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master, Donald E. Westlake was presented with The Eye, the Private Eye Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Shamus Awards.