...is Donald Westlake's The Hot Rock, the first book in his series of caper novels about John Dortmunder, a thief whose exploits usually end up going so spectacularly, hilariously awry that he's lucky if he breaks even on any given heist.
I... Westlake... Dortmunder... Dormunder's friends... I JUST LOVE THEM ALL.
I went thru a crazed teenage period of a) reading Westlake and b) loving the movie version of The Hot Rock and watching it every time it was on TV. Afghanistan banana stand!
Posted by: marjorie | 18 March 2013 at 09:47 AM
Ahahaha! I saw the movie for the first time a year or two ago, and it inspired me to go on a Westlake TEAR. Which is just as enjoyable as you'd imagine. :D
Posted by: Leila | 18 March 2013 at 10:30 AM