The Hot Rock is the first in the Dortmunder series by Donald E. Westlake. It's a rare reasonable price drop in the UK on an Open Road/Mysterious Press title right now at £1.99.
Kindle UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005UK7TVS
Kindle UK/Smile:
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005UK7TVS
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Edgar Award Finalist: A comical crime caper “filled with action and imagination” (The New York Times Book Review).
John Dortmunder leaves jail with ten dollars, a train ticket, and nothing to make money on but his good name. Thankfully, his reputation goes far. No one plans a caper better than Dortmunder. His friend Kelp picks him up in a stolen Cadillac and drives him away from Sing-Sing, telling a story of a $500,000 emerald that they just have to steal. Dortmunder doesn’t hesitate to agree. The emerald is the crown jewel of a former British colony, lately granted independence and split into two nations: one for the Talabwo people, one for the Akinzi. The Akinzi have the stone, the Talabwo want it back, and their UN representative offers a fine payday to the men who can get it. It’s not a simple heist, but after a few years in stir, Dortmunder could use the challenge.
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