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Author
Series
Publisher
Warner Books
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
359 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tempted to find a highly valuable, seven-hundred-pound chess set, hapless crook John Dortmunder musters his merry band of fellow ne'er-do-wells on a haphazard treasure hunt that prompts his investigation of Russia's last czar.
Author
Series
Publisher
Mysterious Press
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
3428p. 25cm.
Language
English
Description
This time out John Dortmunder and his merry band of crooks return to the scene of the crime world in an attempt to steal a fleet of automobiles that would leave the Sultan of Brunei blushing. The mark is Monroe Hall, corrupt CEO of a now defunct conglomerate, who spent more of his company's money on himself than the boys at Enron and WorldCom combined. Having escaped prosecution, Hall is holed up on his massive Pennsylvania farm and Dortmunder, as...