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| AUTHOR: | Donald E. Westlake |
| CATEGORY: | Book |
| MANUFACTURER: | Warner Books |
| ISBN: | 0445406100 |
| TYPE: | Fiction - Mystery/ Detective, Mystery & Detective - General |
| MEDIA: | Mass Market Paperback |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
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Customer Reviews of Bank Shot
Gets old quick Dortmunder stories are amusing, but this one would best be served by being a short story rather than the short novel tht it is. The premise of stealing a bank, temporarily located in a mobile home trailer while construction of a new facility is going on is certainly entertaining and humorous, the book even in its compact form drags on. If you love the antics of Dortmunder and his cohorts, you will probably like this as it follows the same formula as others. However, if you are looking for a humorous story that is more than absurdity then pass on this one.
Wonderful Comic Crime Novel
This is but one of several novels by Westlake with Dortmunder as the main character; and what a character. He is marginally smarter than his colleagues in crime, but they are always screwing things up or having bad luck. He's always complaining and sort of expects the worst. They've made some bad movies about some of this series of books, but the books are wonderful. Read anything with Dortmunder in it - "Drowned Hopes" was probably my favorite, but "What's the Worst That Could Happen" is also a classic.
A Great Diversion
No matter how painstakingly John Dortmunder plans his burglaries, there always seems to be some fly in the ointment. It is the nature of the foul-ups and the brilliant changes of plan that make the Dortmunder series so enjoyable.
This time Dortmunder and his mixed-bag crew are planning to steal a bank. That's right, not rob a bank, but actually, physically, steal a bank.
As you can imagine, to achieve such an ambitious task takes a fair bit of planning not to mention luck. Dortmunder is a master planner, so they've got that bit covered, unfortunately the luck side of the equation is a tad skinny, and this is where the laughs are provided.
Donald Westlake is a master of farce, and Bank Shot certainly doesn't disappoint. This is a great diversion with an interesting caper brought to us by likable, amusing characters.