"Here's the Dortmunder Gang, five hapless but loveable hoodlums, hired by Arnold Chauncey to hoist a priceless oil painting from his fashionable townhouse so that he can collect the insurance. Simple? Not when this gang runs amuck among Arnold's houseguests."@en
"Here's the Dortmunder Gang, five hapless but loveable hoodlums, hired by Arnold Chauncey to hoist a priceless oil painting from his fashionable townhouse so that he can collect the insurance. Simple? Not when this gang runs amuck among Arnold's houseguests."
"An art collector hires Dortmunder to steal one of his own paintings. It would take a miracle to keep Dortmunder out of jail. Though he cased the electronics store perfectly, the cops surprised him, turning up in the alley just as he was walking out the back door, a television in each hand. Already a two-time loser, without divine intervention he faces a long stretch inside. Then God sends J. Radcliffe Stonewiler, a celebrity lawyer who gets Dortmunder off with hardly any effort at all. Stonewiler was sent by Arnold Chauncey, an art lover with a cash flow problem. He as."@en
"L'avocat J. Radcliffe Stonewiler vient de sortir John Dortmunder d'un mauvais pas. Il le met en contact avec Arnold Chauncey. Celui-ci possède un tableau exécuté par un contemporain de Bruegel, et évalué à quatre cent mille dollars. Il s'agit pour Dortmunder de commettre un vol bidon et pour Chauncey d'escroquer l'assurance. Mais personne n'est parfait, et cette affaire non plus..."