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Help I Am Being Held Prisoner
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Help I Am Being Held Prisoner
JAILED FOR A JOKE It isn't easy going to jail for a practical joke. Of course, this particular joke left 20 cars wrecked on the highway and two politicians' careers in tatters - so jail is where Harold Knt landed. Now he's just trying to keep a low profile in the Big House.
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Jailed for a joke. It isn't easy going to jail for a practical joke. Of course, this particular joke left 20 cars wrecked on the highway and two politicians' careers in tatters, so jail is where Harold Knt landed. Now he's just trying to keep a low profile in the Big House.
He wants no part of his fellow inmates' plan to use an escape tunnel to rob two banks. But it's too late; he's in it up to his neck. And that neck may just wind up in a noose...
Help I Am Being Held Prisoner is Donald E. Westlake at his funniest and his most ingenious, a rediscovered crime classic from the MWA Grand Master returning to stores for the first time in three decades.
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Help I Am Being Held Prisoner by Donald E. Westlake has received praise for its well-crafted characters and humour, blending comedy and suspense effectively. Reviewers commend the book's engaging wordplay and carefully plotted narrative, highlighting it as both funny and inventive. Fans of Westlake's comic capers, including the Dortmunder series, appreciate the novel's lively pace and unique charm.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781785656828
Publisher: Titan Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 13 February 2018
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Hard Case Crime
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 127.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 367g
Pages: 256
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About the Author
Donald E. Westlake is widely regarded as one of the great crime writers of the 20th century. He won three Edgar Awards and was named a Grandmaster by the Mystery Writers of America. Many of his books have been made into movies; Westlake also wrote the screenplay for The Grifters for which he received an Academy Award nomination.
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