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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... read more

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This is book 2 of 16 in Dortmunder. (standard series)

Preceded by The Hot Rock, and followed by Jimmy the Kid.

This is book 47 of 100 in Top 100 Mysteries of All Time (Mystery Writers of America, 1995). (authoritative list)

Preceded by The Laughing Policeman, and followed by The Third Man.

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  1. Donald E. Westlake (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Country: United States
Publication Date: April 1972
ISBN: 0671211803
Page Count: 224

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