{"product_id":"jimmy-the-kid","title":"Jimmy the Kid","description":"\u003cb\u003eA kidnapping plan cribbed from a crime novel goes hilariously wrong for gang boss John Dortmunder--from the Edgar Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eBank Shot\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When his \"friend\" Andy Kelp has a plan, career criminal John Dortmunder knows that means trouble. Kelp's schemes, no matter how well intentioned, tend to spiral quickly out of control. But this one, Kelp swears, is airtight. He read it in a book! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The novel featured a kidnapping so brilliant there's no way it wouldn't work in real life. Though offended that his usual role as heist planner has been usurped, Dortmunder reluctantly agrees to the scheme. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Unfortunately, they kidnap a kid smarter than all of them put together. What's simple on the page turns complex and chaotic--and there's no reference guide to help Dortmunder through the madness he's signed on for. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[Westlake's] most durable character. Whatever can go wrong in the man's elaborate attempts at larceny invariably does, and in the most amusing and unexpected ways possible.\" --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Westlake has no peer in the realm of comic mystery novelists.\" --\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51942264799463,"sku":"9781453234808","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_b5edbbfa-c910-461f-a4ef-4467cabd845e.jpg?v=1775249265","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/jimmy-the-kid","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}