Created by J.M. Flynn Pseudonym of John Martin Flynn Other pseudonyms include Jay Flynn (1928-85) In the tough, hard caper novel Terror Tournament (1959), ex-cop BURL STANNARD is hired to work security at a big deal, three-day pro-am golf tournament, supposedly modeled after one regularly held at Pebble Beach, riding shotgun with the gate receipts … Continue reading Burl Stannard
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John Dortmunder
Created by Donald Westlake (1933-2008) What's so funny? Dortmunder is. Donald Westlake is the King of the Comic Caper Novel (any argument?) and JOHN ARCHIBALD DORTMUNDER, his prize creation, is the savvy professional thief whose plans always, for some strange reason, go spectacularly and hilariously awry. No, he's not a private eye, and he probably … Continue reading John Dortmunder