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Instead of robbing a bank, Dortmunder tries to steal the whole building. Encyclopedias are heavy, and John Dortmunder is sick of carrying them. While in between jobs, the persistent heist-planner is working an encyclopedia-selling scam that's about to blow up in his face. The cops are on their way when his friend Kelp pulls up in a stolen Oldsmobile, offering a quick escape from the law and a job that's too insane to turn down. Kelp's nephew is an FBI washout who's addicted to old-time pulp novels and adventure stories. He tried being a cop, and now he wants to be a ro.
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Fiction in English, Criminals, Dortmunder (Fictitious character), Fiction, Thieves, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Dortmunder, john (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, action & adventure, Criminals, fiction, New york (n.y.), fiction, Mystery & Detective, General, Romans policiers, Crime, fictionShowing 5 featured editions. View all 24 editions?
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