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Dortmunder the Good Samaritan, April 19, 2002
While working one night, John Dortmunder accidentally sets off a burglar alarm, an occupational hazard for a thief, and winds up hanging from the rafters of the local convent. Although the occupants are an order of nuns who have taken a vow of silence, they manage to let John know that in return for not turning him into the police, they would make use of his specialist skills. They want him to rescue a young nun who was taken from the convent by her father and is held on the top floor of a 76-storey building.
Dortmunder's flair for getting himself into and out of impossible situations are highlighted again as he attempts to breach the defences of a building that seems as impenetrable as any well guarded fortress can be. The ever-changing motley crew that he works with is made to seem even more motley by the inclusion of the skirt chasing (but never catching) Wilbur Howey. Tiny Bulcher is again along for the ride in all his menacing glory as are two regulars Andy Kelp and Stan Murch.
It's the humorous ways in which Dortmunder deals with setbacks that gives the book it's charm. Interest is added by limiting the field of play to one building. How to get in, save the girl and then out again is the problem he faces.
This is yet another satisfyingly entertaining entry in the Dortmunder series that proves this time that he has a caring side, or maybe it's just his guilty, greedy side rearing it's head again. Whichever it is, it's a pleasure to see it.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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This Could Only Happen to Dortmunder, November 1, 2000
This review is from: Good Behavior (Audio Cassette)
John Dortmunder becomes St John when his latest caper drops him into a convent. The sisters see it as divine intervention so they ask him to rescue a kidnapped nun from her tyrannical father who is having the Catholicism deprogrammed out of her. Only Dortmunder could gather a group of thieves to rescue a nun and end up facing a mercenary army set for a Central American Revolution. Full of hilarious incident after hilarious incident, this is the Dormunder gang at its best.
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What fun as Dortmunder rescues a silent nun., September 12, 1999
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Sister Mary Grace has two callings: one is to join a convent of cloistered nuns who have taken vows of silence, the other is from her father to take her rightful place among the heirs to his corporate empire. Enter burglar by trade and knight-in-not-so-shining armor John Dortmunder to rescue Sister Mary Grace who is being held captive by her father on the 76th floor of his office tower. Dortmunder's heroism is hilarious. Imagine his list of phobias when the Sister tells him to hide in a dishwasher. Then, imagine his description of his pretzel shape when he emerges. You will find yourself chuckling often as you read this book. Thank you, Donald Westlake.
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