The Road to Ruin, Donald E. Westlake
The Road to Ruin, Donald E. Westlake
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The Road to Ruin

Author: Donald E. Westlake

Narrator: William Dufris

Unabridged: 9 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/01/2007

Synopsis

This time out John Dortmunder and his merry band of crooks return to the scene of the crime world in an attempt to steal a fleet of automobiles that would leave the sultan of Brunei blushing. The mark is Monroe Hall, corrupt CEO of a now defunct conglomerate, who spent more of his company's money on himself than the boys at Enron and WorldCom combined. Having escaped prosecution, Hall is holed up on his massive Pennsylvania farm and Dortmunder, as usual, has his eyes on the big prize: Hall's vintage wheels.

About Donald E. Westlake

Richard Stark (1933–2008), wrote dozens of novels under his own name and a rainbow of other pseudonyms. Many of his books have been adapted for film, most notably The Hunter, which became the 1967 noir Point Blank and the 1999 smash Payback.

About William Dufris

William Dufris attended the University of Southern Maine in Portland-Gorham before pursuing a career in voice work in London and then the United States. He has won more than twenty AudioFile Earphones Awards, was voted one of the Best Voices at the End of the Century by AudioFile magazine, and won the prestigious Audie Award in 2012 for best nonfiction narration. He lives with his family in Maine.

Reviews

Goodreads review by F.R.

In the Dortmunder novels we find Donald Westlake unwinding. When writing the Parker novels, the only humour we get is a harsh and jagged kind; the only laughs distinctly sour. Here though we have over the top, ludicrous criminal schemes aplenty, a genuine rogue’s gallery of comic crooks; bizarre and......more

Goodreads review by thefourthvine

This book feels like half a Dortmunder novel. But half a Dortmunder novel is still a decent read. This is by no means my least favorite novel in this series, but I had some problems with it - the science facts kept getting in the way (one of the central elements of the plot made no sense at all, for......more

Quotes

“Ingenuity fuels the plot, but what puts the match to the comedy is the moral outrage of the furiously funny characters.” New York Times

“Boisterous.” Publishers Weekly

“Fans will find plenty of the wry humor and meandering charm they have come to expect from this fine series.” Booklist

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