out the currently-unoccupied, art-filled penthouse of Preston Fareweather, a wealthy and very unpleasant man who is hiding out at an island resort to avoid legal prosecutions of his five embittered ex-wives. When Dortmunder and crew get together to plan the heist, they discover that the OJ Bar & Grill has been taken over by the Mob. While our heroes work to hit Fareweather where it hurts, a seriously annoyed mobster plans to hit them.

Thieves' Dozen - This collection of short stories has the Dortmunder gang involved in various small-scale illegalities while they wait for the next big thing to present itself.