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Bank Shot

Pages
189
Published
1989
Language
English

Synopsis

A con artist and his estranged former partner — a brilliant criminal mastermind recently released from prison — team up to pull off a heist unlike any other: instead of robbing the bank, they plan to steal the entire building. As the team of bumbling conspirators races against time and a relentless warden, the plan unravels into a series of escalating mishaps, all while the target remains a mobile bank housed in a trailer. A heist-driven comedy of errors in the vein of Donald E. Westlake's classic caper fiction.

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About the author

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Donald E. Westlake

Donald Edwin Westlake (1933-2008) was an American crime writer born in Brooklyn, New York. He published over a hundred novels and non-fiction books, many under pseudonyms including Richard Stark (the Parker novels), Tucker Coe, Samuel Holt and Curt Clark. He is best known for comic capers such as the Dortmunder series, alongside the hard-boiled Parker books, with occasional science fiction. He won three Edgar Awards and was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 1993.

Characters

Al KarpProtagonist
Walter BallantineProtagonist
EleonoraSupporting
All characters in Bank Shot