Put a Lid on It

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Grand Central Publishing, Dec 14, 2008 - Fiction - 256 pages
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Meehan, a career thief staring at life without parole, is awaiting sentencing at the Manhattan Correctional Center when he is called to a meeting by someone masquerading as his lawyer. The man, it turns out, represents the presidential re-election campaign committee -- now finding itself in need of a little professional help. So they "outsource" Meehan in return for a walk from all pending criminal charges. All he has to do is steal a compromising video tape before the other side springs an "October Surprise" on the president. A shrewd burglar, Meehan bites, and shows just how easy Watergate would have been had they left it to the professionals.
 

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User Review  - DaleQ - LibraryThing

An interesting comic crime book with less comedic content and more realistic characters than much of Westlake's oeuvre. Interesting, multi-layered characters and some biting commentary on US politics ... Read full review

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User Review  - SpikeSix - LibraryThing

First class. Such clever, clever, clever writing, not a word wasted. Read full review

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About the author (2008)

Author Donald E. Westlake was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 12, 1933. He attended colleges in New York, but did not graduate. He wrote more than 100 novels and 5 screenplays throughout his lifetime. He also wrote under numerous pseudonyms including Richard Stark, Tucker Coe, and Samuel Holt. Almost 20 of his novels were adapted into films and he created the television series, The Father Dowling Mysteries. He is a three-time winner of the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America and was nominated for an Academy Award for his screenplay for The Grifters. He was also named a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master in 1993. He died of a heart attack on December 31, 2008 at the age of 75.

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TitlePut a Lid on It
AuthorDonald E. Westlake
PublisherGrand Central Publishing, 2008
ISBN044655443X, 9780446554435
Length256 pages
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