About this book
John Archibald Dortmunder is the thief whose capers never quite come off. Here, the released convict and his ride pal Kelp plot to steal the $500,000 Balaboma Emerald. The former British colony has recently become independent and split. The Akinzi have the stone, the Talabwo want it back, and their UN rep will pay for retrieval.
Dortmunder · 3 books
In publication order- 1 The Hot Rock 1970 This book
- 2 Bank Shot 1972
- Drowned Hopes 1990
Subjects
- criminals
- criminals, fiction
- dortmunder (fictitious character)
- dortmunder, john (fictitious character), fiction
- fiction
- fiction, action & adventure
- fiction, mystery & detective, general
- new york (n.y.), fiction