--- Mario Taboada: Westlake's Dortmunder must be one of
the
> hardest-working
> crooks (also the dumbest and unluckiest, but
that's
> another
> matter). The guy works with such doggedness
and
> devotion,
> but what does he get in return?
I agree. He so obviously parallels Parker that the book JIMMY
THE KID has he and his gang follow a Parker book as their
guide step by step but, of course, they manage to bungle the
a kidnapping.
> You just reminded me of how bleak Hamilton can
be.
> Do you
> think Matt Helm is some sort of case? The
pressure
> is
> constant and he has no life of his own.
Except for his brief marriage the same holds true for James
Bond. We always see him interrupted while he is enjoyinging
himself In fact often he is on vacation. Just as he is
enjoying himself with the girl that has survived M finds him
and gets him back to work. ames >
>
> About DKA: Hell, yes. Dan Kearny sweats every
dollar
> he
> earns, as do his associates. He seems to derive
no
> enjoyment from his profession. He and Matt
Helm
> could have
> great conversations, or silences.
He and Parker actually do have a conversation in PLUNDER
SQUAD. He is suspicious of Parker who manages to send him
away. Mark
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