Comedic heist; saintly relics amidst international chaos.
If you're into heists with a hilarious twist, "Don't Ask" is up your alley. Westlake's Dortmunder series is known for blending clever criminal schemes with laugh-out-loud absurdity, and this bone-centric caper is no exception. It's a perfect pick for those who appreciate a crime comedy embroiled in bizarre international disputes, served with a side of sharp wit.
ISBN: 9780892964697
Authors:
Donald E. Westlake
Publisher: Mysterious Press
Date of Publication: 1993-04-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections:
Mystery/Crime/Thriller
Goodreads rating: 4.03
(rated by 1266 readers)
Description
Dortmunder has a job offer. He's been hired by third parties to pull off heists in the past, but never to lay his hands on anything this peculiar. Frankly, it's a bone. Not just any bone. A femur. Well, not just any femur, either. A femur which, 800 years ago, was part of a 16-year-old girl who, having been killed and eaten by her own family, was made a saint by the Church. The femur, her only relic, is all that's left. Now two small eastern European countries - Tsergovia and Votskojek - are fighting like dogs over...well, the bone. There's only room for one of them in the United Nations General Assembly, and the choice is in the hands of a powerful Catholic prelate. The country that tosses him the bone is sure to be in like Flynn. Dortmunder's first reaction to the Tsergovian ambassador's offer is to ask for more front money. His second is to round up his gang - light-fingered Kelp, master driver Murch, and man-mountain Tiny Bulcher - and case the Votskojekian mission, a former tramp steamer parked in the East River. The current repository of the bone, it will be the target of a heist carried out by land and sea, with the team displaying
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