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Watch Your Back!: A Dortmunder Novel (MP3 CD)

by Donald E. Westlake (Author), William Dufris (Narrator)

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MP3 CD
Publisher: Chivers Sound Library; MP3 Una edition (April 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 079273534X
ISBN-13: 978-0792735342
Product Dimensions: 2.5 x 17.8 x 16.5 cm
Shipping Weight: 182 g

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Starred Review. John Dortmunder, deadpan burglar extraordinaire, leads a cast of marvelously twisted supporting characters in his stellar 12th outing from MWA Grandmaster Westlake (after 2004's The Road to Ruin). Arnie Albright, a fence so obnoxious his family "intervened" and sent him to Club Med in hopes he'd become more likable, has returned from the resort minimally improved, but having met the man of his dreams—Preston Fareweather, a millionaire who's as comically distasteful as Arnie and who, more importantly, plans to be away from his art-filled New York penthouse indefinitely, on the run from hordes of furious ex-wives. Albright calls in Dortmunder and his pals to take advantage of Fareweather's absence. Meanwhile, Dortmunder has discovered that a New Jersey branch of the mob has been systematically taking over O.J. Bar & Grill, which traditionally hosts Dortmunder's business meetings. While Dortmunder plans the penthouse burglary and tracks down Raphael Medrick, failed manager of the O.J. and compulsive creator of crummy music, Fareweather uses women and lolls on the beach. Events unfold in a delicious sequence, and every step is complemented by great writing, right down to the hilarious exchanges between the regulars hanging out at the O.J. (Apr. 18)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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John Dortmunder and his merry band of burglars are back for another go at their own version of wealth distribution--the planned burglary of a fabulous art collection from a semi-deserted penthouse apartment. Westlake offers several detours along the way and four--perhaps five--interrelated plots, as well as a boxcar load of quirky characters. William Dufris brings all his skills to this Westlake entertainment. The main characters are from New York and New Jersy, giving Dufris a chance to explore the heights of their accents. He makes each main character a recognizable individual and creates memorable versions of the cameo roles, which range from Club Med staffers to Florida bonefishermen. He also handles women's voices expertly. All this while delivering a well-paced narration. R.E.K. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Near-Perfect Comic Crime Caper Plot, July 27 2007

By	Professor Donald Mitchell "Jesus Makes Me a P... (Boston) - See all my reviews (#1 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Watch Your Back! (Mass Market Paperback)

Many plots are like gravel pits, full of harsh points that don't fit together very well. Why? I don't know. Perhaps the authors just write without having the end in mind. Or perhaps some authors like messy, pointless plots. Every once in awhile I have the pleasure of reading a book where all of the elements work smoothly together taking me effortlessly and comfortably to unexpected and interesting places. Watch Your Back! is one of those books.

But that's not why you read Dortmunder novels. You want some laughs, some irony, work play, and some straightforward comedy. Watch Your Back! has the expected quota along those lines. Any Dortmunder story that begins with the regulars at the OJ Bar & Grill is bound to have a humorous tone throughout.

The book's theme is about what happens to people when they take on new roles in new places. Everyone is affected, but some change . . . and improve . . . while others stay the same.

As the book opens, Dortmunder and his gang of irregulars are without a scheme. But Arnie Albright, New York's most obnoxious but best paying fence, soon offers one.

It turns out that Arnie's family finally found him to be too obnoxious to stand and insisted he take a trip to Club Med in the Caribbean. While there, Arnie had met the wealthy and obnoxious (in a different way) Preston Fareweather (nominally a New Yorker but on the lam from the talons of his four ex-wives who are legally ganging up on him). Arnie learned that Fareweather has a penthouse in Manhattan full of treasures which he never visits and will probably never visit again. What could be a better set up?

When the gang gets together to plan the caper, there's a problem. The back room at the OJ Bar & Grill is off limits and Rollo, the bartender, warns Dortmunder off. Two creeps in a booth seem to be connected to the problem. Dortmunder tries holding his meeting at home and future meetings in the backroom of another bar, but it's not the same. So he decides to find out what's going on at the OJ Bar & Grill. What he learns sets him into unaccustomed action.

Meanwhile, we get to find out why Fareweather is so obnoxious and become acquainted with a young crook-in-training, Judson Blint, who wants to join the gang.

Before the story is over, the characters have even more surprises than you do as the reader. You come out ahead, though, because their problems become the source of your laughter.

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