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Caper

'Well, you might not think it to look at me,' Dortmunder told him, 'but I got a family crest.'
'Have you?'
'Yeah. And it’s got a motto on it.'
'I am anxious to hear this motto.'
'Quid lucrum istic mihi est.'
Mr. Hemlow squinted; the red-headed hawk in flight. 'I’m afraid my Latin is insufficient for that.'
'What’s in it for me?' Dortmunder translated.
― Donald E. Westlake

The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling

The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling

By Lawrence Block

The GodmotherReview

The Godmother

By Hannelore Cayre and Stephanie Smee (Translator)

The Inheritors

The Inheritors

By Hannelore Cayre and Stephanie Smee (Translator)

A Fatal InversionReview

A Fatal Inversion

By Barbara Vine

The Great SwindleReview

The Great Swindle

By Pierre Lemaitre and Frank Wynne (Translator)

The Blunderer

The Blunderer

By Patricia Highsmith

The Talented Mr RipleyReview

The Talented Mr Ripley

By Patricia Highsmith

A Time of PredatorsReview

A Time of Predators

By Joe Gores

Pimp

Pimp

By Iceberg Slim

Mama Black Widow

Mama Black Widow

By Iceberg Slim

Trick BabyReview

Trick Baby

By Iceberg Slim

Never Pick Up Hitch-Hikers

Never Pick Up Hitch-Hikers

By Ellis Peters

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