Why Me?, Donald E. Westlake
Why Me?, Donald E. Westlake
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Why Me?
A Dortmunder Novel

Author: Donald E. Westlake

Narrator: Brian Holsopple

Unabridged: 7 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/03/2013


Synopsis

Having unsuspectingly lifted the hottest gem in town, John Dortmunder becomes the prey of the FBI, the New York City police, terrorist groups from three nations, and all of New York’s petty and not-so-petty crooks.

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 Charles on October 12, 2021

The description of Dortmunder's first encounter with a telephone answering machine is absolutely hilarious particularly for those of us who are technology impaired. About the time I understood answering machines, call forwarding, etc., along came cell phones, texting and .... In this one Dortmunder m......more

Goodreads review by Frank on October 21, 2024

Over the past few years, I have been reading Westllake's comic Dortmunder novels not in any particular order. Dortmunder is a professional thief who along with his crew tend to foul up most every job they pull. In this one, Dortmunder working alone decides to burglarize a local jewelry store late on......more

Goodreads review by Robert on April 11, 2019

Its a smaller tale than those that preceded it, with no real set pieces and an odd stylistic alteration - namely, whereas in previous installments Dortmunder viewed his associate Andy as a jinx consistently through four volumes, now there is casual talk of a 'Dortmunder curse' - a deviation that ine......more

Goodreads review by Jeff on October 12, 2020

A quick read, but excellent as always. Even when working alone, things go wrong for Dortmunder.......more

Goodreads review by Tom on March 02, 2020

Pure delight -- had me laughing out loud in that Westlake Dortmunder way. Splendid entertainment, fast and funny.......more