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A review by book_concierge
Nobody's Perfect by Donald E. Westlake
3.0
John Dortmunder and his team are back for their fourth “can’t fail” scheme. This time the “victim” has arranged the theft as part of an insurance scheme. Dortmunder and gang will steal the painting, sit on it until the insurance money is paid, then return it to the owner, collect their percentage of the insurance proceeds, and everyone walks away happy.
What could possibly go wrong?
Westlake has a way of putting obstacles in the path of his loveable gang of thieves that just tickles my funny bone. I enjoy watching them scheme, and how exasperated Dortnumder gets with Kelp’s attempts to “help.” I love May and wish she’d had a larger role in this adventure. I also was eager to see the gang in action on foreign soil. Taking them to the U.K.was a treat, but I was somewhat disappointed in the cliff-hanger ending.
What could possibly go wrong?
Westlake has a way of putting obstacles in the path of his loveable gang of thieves that just tickles my funny bone. I enjoy watching them scheme, and how exasperated Dortnumder gets with Kelp’s attempts to “help.” I love May and wish she’d had a larger role in this adventure. I also was eager to see the gang in action on foreign soil. Taking them to the U.K.was a treat, but I was somewhat disappointed in the cliff-hanger ending.