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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

Good Behavior

Good Behavior

By Donald E. Westlake

Backflash

Backflash

By Richard Stark

Cops and RobbersReview

Cops and Robbers

By Donald E. Westlake

Real World

Real World

By Natsuo Kirino and Philip Gabriel (Translator)

Grotesque

Grotesque

By Natsuo Kirino and Rebecca Copeland (Translator)

OutReview

Out

By Natsuo Kirino and Stephen Snyder (Translator)

Still

Still

By Zoran Drvenkar

Sorry

Sorry

By Zoran Drvenkar

YouReview

You

By Zoran Drvenkar and Shaun Whiteside (Translator)

The Shark Infested Custard

The Shark Infested Custard

By Charles Willeford

Pick-Up

Pick-Up

By Charles Willeford

Get Even

Get Even

By Martina Cole

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