Tatyana G. (stmom) reviewed What's the Worst That Could Happen? (Dortmunder Novels) on + 43 more book reviews
Enertaining!
Frank H. (perryfran) reviewed What's the Worst That Could Happen? (Dortmunder Novels) on + 1192 more book reviews
Very enjoyable caper novel in the Dortmunder series. I really am getting to like Westlake and this comedic crime series of novels. In this one, Dortmunder is given a good luck ring from his companion May. He wears it to burglarize a billionaire's house on Long Island but the owner, Max Fairbanks, is unexpectedly there and turns the tables on Dortmunder, pulling a gun on him and calling the cops. And then to shove it in Dortmunder's face, he tells the police that the ring on his finger was stolen from him by Dortmunder. Well, that just doesn't set well with Dortmunder...he escapes from the cops and returns to get back the ring but Fairbanks is gone so he burgles the place and steals a car making out very well. So then he is determined to get the ring back. This leads him to Fairbanks' New York apartment and then to the Watergate Hotel in DC. At both places he misses Fairbanks but still winds up with a lot of loot. The only place left to go to find Fairbanks and the ring is Fairbanks' casino in Vegas. So he pulls his gang together for one more shot at the ring. This last caper reminded me a lot of Ocean's Eleven where the whole gang coordinates to rob the place. Overall, a really enjoyable ride! I'll be reading more in this series...
