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Why Me?
- A Dortmunder Novel, Book 5
- Narrated by: Brian Holsopple
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The Byzantine Fire is much more than a flawless ninety-carat ruby. As a stone, it's worth over a million dollars, a value vastly increased by its pure gold band - but its history is what makes it priceless. A ring that has been fought for with sword and pen and passed from nation to nation by all manner of theft and trickery, has finally made its way to the United States. The US agrees to return it to Turkey, but it's about to be stolen twice more.
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- Mike From Mesa
- 07-13-14
Another delightful mis-adventure.
John Dortmunder scores his biggest prize accidentally. If it were anyone else they would be set for at least a nice vacation, but not Dortmunder.
The curse strikes again and John not only cannot get rid of the item but he has become a huge target for both the police and the underworld. He biggest goal is to somehow survive his "good luck" and live to see another day. What a hoot!
Donald Westlake has created a wonderful character with John Dortmunder and I have found every one of the first 5 novels well worth the time and money. I have not been disappointed with the characters, the stories or the wonderful finishes Mr Westlake has come up with. After a little rest (and some more serious books), it will be on to #6.
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- Kindle Customer
- 05-22-15
Cool
Good listen. Easily passed the time on a 7 hr flight. Ready for more Westlake. Westlake. Westlake Westlake. Westlake. Westlake.
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- M. Giorgi
- 03-21-15
So, So Below Par
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
No, since this is a review for the audio version it was so disappointing. I
How could the performance have been better?
A different narrator for a starter. If I didn't see the authors name as Donald Westlake I would have sworn this was a fledgling writer making a sad attempt at telling a story. The narrator has part of the blame in this sad attempt at a Dortmunder comedy of errors. In all the other audiobooks the comedic punch was just that, a punch. From laughs to giggles to hysterical laughing. I couldn't find any humor. I found it dark in the reading. And so so not interesting. I did finish the audiobook but I will ask for my money back. I like have all the books in a series so I can read/listen in a marathon one after the other all the way through. I think in this case I'll just have to have books missing. Authors should listen to the narrator's reading before it is released.
If this book were a movie would you go see it?
Only if I were paid a lot.
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- aemsab
- 01-27-15
Very entertaining but not for the thin skinned
The story is now dated, and the ethnic slurs run hot and heavy. But if you are old enough to understand the jokes I found it very entertaining. Not the usual Dortmunder story where he steals the same thing over and over again.
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- RJ
- 01-28-23
My greatest triumph!
John Dortmunder, an experienced thief, finds more than he bargained for. The 90-carat Byzantine Fire Ruby was one of the most valuable rubies in the world. Worth a quarter of a million dollars, the setting of pure gold, surrounded by blue and white sapphires doubled the price. The history of the ruby made it priceless. The jeweled ring was being transferred when it was stolen and moved to a local jewelry store. By coincidence, Dortmunder robbed this store, not knowing what he had. The story continues with the city-wide clamp-down to find the jewel and all the repercussions behind it. Westlake has used several narrators. I’ve listened to later episodes of Dortmunder, liking the narrator, William Dufris much better. Other than that, the story was very good.
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- JB
- 07-06-21
Great story
Narrator was good. The story was fun and interesting. Dortmunder is a great character.
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- Mary B. Wheeler
- 08-18-20
Rubies are hot
This is not my favorite Dortmunder, because the action is somewhat missing. But still fun! Enjoy!
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- M. Hayes
- 05-30-19
I love the Dortmunder books
I love this series of books. The way that Donald Westlake wrote is wonderful. I was introduced to these stories when the movie “The Hot Rock “ came out in 1971.
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- A Dortmunder Novel
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrated by: Arte Johnson
- Length: 2 hrs and 38 mins
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Arriving home at dawn after another failed burglary, John Dortmunder - the anti-hero of Donald Westlake's popular comic crime series - is shocked to find his apartment occupied by a notorious cellmate everyone had supposed (and hoped) had been jailed for life.
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Good book. Bad, BAD, BAAAD performance
- By Kelly Howard on 08-16-12
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Nobody's Perfect
- A Dortmunder Novel, Book 4
- By: Donald Westlake
- Narrated by: Jeff Woodman
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
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It would take a miracle to keep Dortmunder out of jail. Though he cased the electronics store perfectly, the cops surprised him, turning up in the alley just as he was walking out the back door, a television in each hand. Already a two-time loser, without divine intervention he faces a long stretch inside. Then God sends J. Radcliffe Stonewiler, a celebrity lawyer who gets Dortmunder off with hardly any effort at all. Stonewiler was sent by Arnold Chauncey, an art lover with a cash-flow problem. He asks the thief to break into his house and make off with a valuable painting in exchange for a quarter of the insurance money.
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Another Dortmunder mis-adventure.
- By Mike From Mesa on 09-21-13
By: Donald Westlake
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What's So Funny?
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
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All it takes is a few underhanded moves by a tough ex-cop named Eppick to pull thief John Dortmunder into a game he never wanted to play. With no choice, he sets 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. Success is not inevitable with Dortmunder leading the attack, but he's nothing if not persistent, and some gambit or other might just stumble into a winning move.
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Dufris is a marvel!
- By MJR on 09-22-11
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The Busy Body
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrated by: Brian Holsopple
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
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Al Engel had worked his way up to being Nick Rovito’s right-hand man, near the top of the syndicate. And this was a delicate job that Rovito had given him: retrieving a very important jacket, loaded with heroin, from the fresh grave of the drug mule who was accidentally buried wearing it. There was just one problem (at least - just one to begin with): It turned out the grave was empty. Suddenly Engel was the one finding himself “in deep”.
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early westlake
- By Amazon Customer on 04-30-12
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The Hot Rock
- The First Dortmunder Novel
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrated by: Jeff Woodman
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
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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.
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Dortmunder is on his game in this fun introduction
- By William R. on 08-25-11
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Get Real
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 7 hrs
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Eluding the law has always been high on Dortmunder's list. But getting caught red-handed is inevitable in his next caper, when a TV producer convinces this thief and his merry gang to star in a reality show that captures their next score. The producer even guarantees to keep the show from being used as evidence against them. They're dubious at first, but the pay's good, so they sign on.
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Westlake's best book
- By Mark on 09-02-09
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Bank Shot
- A Dortmunder Novel
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrated by: Jeff Woodman
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
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With the help of an unusual set of cronies, bank robber John Dortmunder puts a set of wheels under a trailer that just happens to be the temporary site of the Capitalists' & Immigrants' Trust and hauls it away. But when the safe won't open and the cops get close, Dortmunder realizes he's got to find a place to ditch the "bank".
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Another terrific Dortmunder novel, well read
- By Kelly Howard on 08-12-12
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The Road to Ruin
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
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John Dortmunder and his merry band of crooks return to the scene of the crime world in an attempt to steal a fleet of automobiles that would leave the Sultan of Brunei blushing. The mark is Monroe Hall, corrupt CEO of a now defunct conglomerate, who spent more of his company's money on himself than the boys at Enron and WorldCom combined. Having escaped prosecution, Hall is holed up on his Pennsylvania farm, and Dortmunder, as usual, has his eyes on the big prize: Hall's vintage wheels.
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Bleehhh!
- By Karen on 08-20-08
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Bad News
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
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John Dortmunder doesn't like manual labor. So when he gets the offer of money to dig up a grave, he balks . . . then he wonders why Fitzroy Guilderpost, criminal mastermind, wants to pull a switcheroo of two 70-years-dead Indians.
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Best performer period
- By Mark S on 01-05-13
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- By PTM on 08-11-21
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Good Behavior
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- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrated by: Brian Holsopple
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
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One of the best in the Dortmunder series.
- By MidwestGeek on 09-01-14