Watch Your Back!

by Donald E. Westlake

Paperback, 2006

Call number

813.54 22

Series

Dortmunder (13)

Tags

dortmunder, 12, mystery, humor, mmpb

Genres

Publication

Warner Books (2006), Edition: Reprint, Paperback

Pages

345

Description

Hapless criminal John Dortmunder returns in another rollicking tale of disorganized crime from Grand Master of Mystery Donald E. Westlake. It's the score of a lifetime: easy access to a lavish New York City apartment, hordes of valuables, and an absentee owner avoiding the lawyers of his unhappy ex-wives. But before they pull the job, Dortmunder's crew is startled to find their beloved gin joint, the OJ, in the clutches of the Mafia-who consider it perfect for a little fraud, courtesy of a nice big fire. For tactical and highly superstitious reasons, the fate of the OJ is even more important to the crew than the enormous score. Now, Dortmunder and his gang are determined to split their time, fighting the mob and robbing the rich simultaneously.… (more)

Language

English

Original language

English

Original publication date

2005

Physical description

345 p.; 7 inches

ISBN

0446617121 / 9780446617123

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User reviews

LibraryThing member pratchettfan
After a slow start the story did pick up and became quite intriguing and fascinating. However, it wasn't as outrageously funny as the blurbers made me believe. I did chuckle a couple of times, but was hoping for more.
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LibraryThing member PLReader
Another excellent Dortmunder novel. A clever plot with many, many witty remarks by the usual characters. My favorite:

"One time, in the can, I knew a guy, said he knew how to break out, we could use the ductwork from the main boiler. I was too big and I didn't like the idea, but this other guy said
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 it sounded great, he'd go first, so he went first, only he went the wrong direction."

"Did he get back?"

"Some ash did."
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LibraryThing member tgraettinger
Usual stuff from a Dortmunder novel. Think I've had my fill now.
LibraryThing member Novak
Watch Your Back: Donald Westlake can do no wrong for me. So much fun in the story as rich man tries to escape from his many ex wives and only succeeds in digging himself in deeper. The OJ bar nearly gets lost in a scam (this bar always reminds me of the old TV series Cheers and makes me smile) and
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 then the mob get involved .. .. .. .. ..
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LibraryThing member Stahl-Ricco
The first chapter is a perfect example of why I like this series so much! The bar, the regulars, the conversations, and the drink orders all just make me smile and feel at home! I’ll be sad when I read them all…
And one of the plot lines in this book is the gang trying to save that bar! Fun
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 stuff! In fact, the whole book was just a fun read! I loved the kid, J.C., learning the ropes with the gang! Very humorous! The main 'job' in this story doesn't go as they planned it, but does it ever with Dortmunder and the gang?

Wanna have fun? Count how many times the ‘f’ word is used in chapter 25!
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LibraryThing member bjkelley
It's been a while since I read a Dortmunder book and after reading Watch Your Back, I realize I need to start reading more Westlake, or re-reading, since over the years I've forgotten the plot to a lot of books. Anyway, outstanding characters and story and the writing doesn't get in the way (the
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 mark of a good storyteller)
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