Bank Shot
Author: Donald E. Westlake
When John Dortmunder sets out to rob a bank, he really means it. He steals the whole thing. With the help of his usual crew, as well as a sophomoric ex-FBI man and a militant safecracker, Dortmunder puts a set of wheels under a trailer that just happens to be the temporary site of the Capitalists’ & Immigrants’ Trust Corp.When the safe won’t open and the cops close in, Dor….Read More
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