Watch Your Back!

After a year on the lam, the return of bumbling thief Dortmunder is a cause celebre. The author's most recent Dortmunder caper. "The Road to Ruin," and the short story collection, "Thieves' Dozen," received rave reviews in the "New York Times Book Review, New York Daily News," and "Kirkus Reviews" (starred review), among other publications.

Author: Donald E. Westlake
Publisher: Mysterious Press
Published: 04/18/2005
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.32lbs
Size: 9.31h x 6.36w x 1.01d
ISBN: 9780892968022

Review Citation(s):
Entertainment Weekly 04/15/2005 pg. 88
New York Times 04/24/2005 pg. 21
Library Journal Prepub Alert 12/01/2004 pg. 96
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2005 pg. 265
Ingram Advance 04/01/2005 pg. 85
Booklist 03/01/2005 pg. 1103
Publishers Weekly 03/14/2005 pg. 49

About the Author
Donald E. Westlake has written numerous novels over the past thirty-five years under his own name and pseudonyms, including Richard Stark. Many of his books have been made into movies, including The Hunter, which became the brilliant film noir Point Blank, and the 1999 smash hit Payback. He penned the Hollywood scripts for The Stepfather and The Grifters, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. The winner of three Edgar awards and a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master, Donald E. Westlake was presented with The Eye, the Private Eye Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Shamus Awards. He lives with his wife, Abby Adams, in rural New York State. For more information, visit his website: www.donaldwestlake.com.