Nobodys Perfect, Donald E. Westlake
Nobodys Perfect, Donald E. Westlake
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Nobody's Perfect
A Dortmunder Novel

Author: Donald E. Westlake

Narrator: Jeff Woodman

Unabridged: 7 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/28/2013

Synopsis

Mishaps and misunderstandings force comic crime hero Dortmunder and his gang of bungling thieves to steal a painting not once but twice in this hilarious misadventure.

About Donald E. Westlake

Donald E. Westlake has written numerous novels during the past 40 years, under his own name and various pseudonyms--most famously Richard Stark. He is generally regarded as the greatest writer of comic mystery of all time. Many of his books have been made into movies, including The Hunter which was filmed first as the noir classic with Lee Marvin and Angie Dickinson, and then as Payback starring Mel Gibson. He has won three Edgar Allan Poe Awards, and has been named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kemper on June 29, 2015

Poor John Dortmunder has such bad luck that things go sideways for him even when he’s stealing from a guy who is helping him do it. After Dortmunder gets caught in the act of stealing TVs out of a repair shop he seems certain to be heading back to prison for a long stay, but a high-priced defense att......more

Goodreads review by Dave on June 25, 2020

My second Westlake Dortmunder series novel, comic crime caper gone south. A guy comes to Dortmunder and asks him to steal his valuable painting, entitled "Folly Leads to Man's Ruin," so he can split the insurance payout with him. He gathers his usual bunch of goofballs and ne'er-do-wells to help him......more

Goodreads review by Charles on June 05, 2023

RTF......more

Goodreads review by Spiros on March 01, 2018

Say, for the sake of argument, that you are halfway through a 17 hour train journey, it's dark out, and you have been diligently reading The Complete Stories by Clarice Lispector, which are starting to blur together in your head everso slightly. In your book bag you have a Dortmunder novel which you......more

Goodreads review by Carol on December 04, 2020

Dortmunder gets involved in an insurance scam in this one -- and ends up being tailed by a hired killer. Westlake is endlessly creative.......more

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