Get Real

In Donald E. Westlake's Get Real , the bad get better, the good slide a bit, and Lord help anyone caught between a thief and the current object of his attention: laughs " land on every page" ( New York Times ). Getting caught red-handed is inevitable when a TV producer convinces a thief named John Dortmunder -- and his merry gang -- to do a reality show that captures their next score. The producer guarantees to find a way to keep the show from being used in evidence against them. They're dubious