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    Nobody's Perfect: A Dortmunder Novel
    Nobody's Perfect: A Dortmunder Novel
    Nobody's Perfect: A Dortmunder Novel
    Audiobook7 hours

    Nobody's Perfect: A Dortmunder Novel

    Written by Donald Westlake

    Narrated by Jeff Woodman

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    About this audiobook

    Mishaps and misunderstandings force comic crime hero Dortmunder and his gang of bungling thieves to steal a painting not once but twice in this hilarious misadventure.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHighbridge Company
    Release dateMay 28, 2013
    ISBN9781622310548
    Nobody's Perfect: A Dortmunder Novel
    Author

    Donald Westlake

    Donald E. Westlake (1933–2008) was one of the most prolific and talented authors of American crime fiction. He began his career in the late 1950s, churning out novels for pulp houses—often writing as many as four novels a year under various pseudonyms—but soon began publishing under his own name. His most well-known characters were John Dortmunder, an unlucky thief, and a ruthless criminal named Parker. His writing earned him three Edgars and a Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. Westlake’s cinematic prose and brisk dialogue made his novels attractive to Hollywood, and several motion pictures were made from his books, with stars such as Lee Marvin and Mel Gibson. Westlake wrote several screenplays himself, receiving an Academy Award nomination for his adaptation of The Grifters, Jim Thompson’s noir classic.

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    • 4/5
      Dortmunder and his “string” are hired by a man to steal a painting he owns and can collect the insurance money from. They do the job, but this being a Dortmunder novel, they quickly lose the painting. Like on-the-way-to-the-getaway-car quickly! A mistake that ends up with John and Andy, and their would be assassin, in London. And then Scotland! It’s quite a tale…Cool idea with the magnet! And I liked all of the double crosses! Or are they triple crosses? It got a little bit confusing, but I enjoyed the read. Funny ending too with those suits of armor chasing each other!
    • 4/5
      Nobody’s Perfect by Donald Westlake is an amusing crime caper story that was originally published in 1977. It features professional robber, John Dortmunder as he takes on an “inside job” of stealing an expensive painting for insurance purposes. The owner, the rich and irresponsible Mr. Chauncey, needs money but doesn’t want to give up his artwork, so he hires Dortmunder and his bumbling crew to take the painting and then he will buy it back after he collects the insurance. A simple plot, so what could go wrong?It turns out that the answer is plenty and the story is one continuous bumpy ride as Dortmunder scrambles to set things right and collect his money. As well as hiring Dortmunder, Mr. Chauncey also hired a hit-man, Leo Kane, to ensure that his painting is returned. When the original painting is misplaced, Dortmunder must come up with a fail-proof plan to satisfy Mr. Chauncey and avoid any confrontations with Mr. Kane. The story takes us from New York to London and on to the Scottish Highlands as Dortmunder strives to overcome all obstacles and bring this caper to a successful conclusion. This was both my first Dortmunder story and my first book by author Donald Westlake. It was a clever, light, humorous story that I really enjoyed. Having the story unroll from the perspective of the robber gave it an interesting twist and I loved the various schemes that Dortmunder and his helpful friend Kelp came up with. I will certainly be on the lookout for more by this author.
    • 4/5
      Enjoyable, as usual. The ending seemed a bit week, but still fun. Too bad this wasn't ever made into a movie. It's got some good comic moments.
    • 4/5
      Another Dortmunder caper, another somewhat inept crime attempt, although Nobody's Perfect sees Dortmunder and his gang actually come out of this better then they go in. As you would expect from a Dortmunder story, lots of funny jokes and situations, although this is starting to look very out of date.
    • 3/5
      John Dortmunder and his team are back for their fourth “can’t fail” scheme. This time the “victim” has arranged the theft as part of an insurance scheme. Dortmunder and gang will steal the painting, sit on it until the insurance money is paid, then return it to the owner, collect their percentage of the insurance proceeds, and everyone walks away happy. What could possibly go wrong? Westlake has a way of putting obstacles in the path of his loveable gang of thieves that just tickles my funny bone. I enjoy watching them scheme, and how exasperated Dortnumder gets with Kelp’s attempts to “help.” I love May and wish she’d had a larger role in this adventure. I also was eager to see the gang in action on foreign soil. Taking them to the U.K.was a treat, but I was somewhat disappointed in the cliff-hanger ending.
    • 4/5
      John Dortmunder and his hapless gang of drivers, smash and grab men and box men are so benign and seemingly normal that you want them to win. When Dortmunder is shanghaied into a caper by a rich man who wants to commit a spot of insurance fraud, he and his friends create foolproof plan after foolproof plan that somehow always goes awry. Westlake perfectly gets into the head of a career criminal who can always find a way to do what he wants. Fun read