No other American writer surprises, delights, and sometimes terrifies quite the way Donald E. Westlake does. From The Ax to The Hook, from comic John Dortmunder classics to such hot Hollywood properties as Payback and What's the Worst That Could Happen?, Westlake does comedy, drama, and satire with equal aplomb. His newest novel takes a keen, hilarious look at the big money, dirty tricks, and little minds of Washington, D.C., where a longtime thief will confront a whole new breed of crooks.