by Donald E. Westlake · JUCAR: ETIQUETA NEGRA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788433436016
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«¿Por qué yo?» is a crime novel by Donald E. Westlake, published by Júcar in its Etiqueta Negra collection in paperback (274 pages, in Spanish).
During a jewelry store heist, thief Dortmunder accidentally makes off with a ruby of enormous value. The news triggers a chase involving the New York police, the FBI, terrorists and other criminals, as the jewel changes hands and complicates Dortmunder's life. A comic crime caper with irony and pace.
Fifth installment in the Dortmunder series. Originally published in 1983 as Why Me? and adapted to film in 1990 as A mí que me registren, directed by Gene Quintano.
For readers of crime fiction with humor and for those who want to follow the adventures of thief Dortmunder.
Donald Edwin Westlake was an American writer with more than one hundred novels and non-fiction books to his credit. He specialized in crime fiction, especially comic capers, with an occasional foray into science fiction and other genres. Westlake created two professional criminal characters who each starred in a long-running series: the relentless, hardboiled Parker, and John Dortmunder, who featured in a more humorous series.
