Don't Ask

图书标准信息

• 作者 Donald E. Westlake 著
• 出版社 Mysterious Press
• 出版时间 1993-04
• ISBN 9780892964697
• 定价 279.10元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 336页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Dortmunderhasajoboffer.He'sbeenhiredbythirdpartiestopulloffheistsinthepast,butnevertolayhishandsonanythingthispeculiar.Frankly,it'sabone.Notjustanybone.Afemur.Well,notjustanyfemur,either.Afemurwhich,800yearsago,waspartofa16-year-oldgirlwho,havingbeenkilledandeatenbyherownfamily,wasmadeasaintbytheChurch.Thefemur,heronlyrelic,isallthat'sleft.NowtwosmalleasternEuropeancountries-TsergoviaandVotskojek-arefightinglikedogsover...well,thebone.There'sonlyroomforoneofthemintheUnitedNationsGeneralAssembly,andthechoiceisinthehandsofapowerfulCatholicprelate.ThecountrythattosseshimtheboneissuretobeinlikeFlynn.Dortmunder'sfirstreactiontotheTsergovianambassador'sofferistoaskformorefrontmoney.Hissecondistorounduphisgang-light-fingeredKelp,masterdriverMurch,andman-mountainTinyBulcher-andcasetheVotskojekianmission,aformertrampsteamerparkedintheEastRiver.Thecurrentrepositoryofthebone,itwillbethetargetofaheistcarriedoutbylandandsea,withtheteamdisplayingthefinesseandsplit-secondtimingforwhichthey'refamous.Itshouldonlybethateasy.Beforethegangcansay"SaintFerghana'sknee",they'vegotamajorfiascoontheirhands,onethatwillreachfromthesnow-cappedmountainsofVotskojektoabillionaire'sart-crammedestateinNewHampshire.Butitwillshow,onceandforall,thatwhenitcomestogettingrevenge,Dortmundercancuttothebone.Inhislatestcaper,Dortmunderishiredtostealthefemurofa16-year-oldgirlwhowascanonizedbecause,800yearsago,shewaskilledandeatenbyherfamily.NowtwoEuropeancountriesandtheCatholicchurcharefightinglikedogsoverthebone.Howwillthisfree-for-allend?Don'tAsk.

【作者简介】

DONALDE.WESTLAKEhaswrittennumerousnovelsoverthepastthirty-fiveyearsunderhisownnameandpseudonyms,includingRichardStark.Manyofhisbookshavebeenmadeintomovies,includingTheHunter,whichbecamethebrilliantfilmnoirPointBlank,andthe1999smashhitPayback.HepennedtheHollywoodscriptsforTheStepfatherandTheGrifters,whichwasnominatedforanAcademyAwardforBestScreenplay.ThewinnerofthreeEdgarawardsandaMysteryWritersofAmericaGrandMaster,DonaldE.WestlakewaspresentedwithTheEye,thePrivateEyeWritersofAmerica'sLifetimeAchievementAward,attheShamusAwards.Heliveswithhiswife,AbbyAdams,inruralNewYorkState.