The Hot Rock
A John Dortmunder Mystery
Donald E. Westlake
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 0671205412
Published: May, 1970
Synopsis: Fritz Brown's L.A. -- and his life --
are masses of contradictions, like stirring chorals sung for the dead.
A less-than-spotless former cop with a drinking problem -- a private
eye-cum repo man with a taste for great music -- he has ben known to
wallow in the grime beneath the Hollywood glitter.
But Fritz Brown's life is about to change, thanks to the appearance of
a racist psycho who flashes too much cash for a golf caddie and who
walked away clean from a multiple murder rap. Reopening this case could
be Fritz's redemption; his welcome back to a moral world and his path
to a pure and perfect love. But to get there, he must make it through a
grim, lightless place where evil has no national borders; where leis
beget lies and death begets death; where there's little tolerance for
Bach of Beethoven and deadly arson is a lesser mortal sin; and where a
P. I.'s unhealthy interest in the past can turn beautiful music into a
funeral dirge.
Notes: First mystery in the Dortmunder series. The dust jacket image above is from an unspecified edition of the book.
The Hot Rock
Peter Yates, Director
Robert Redford: John Archibald Dortmunder
George Segal: Andrew Kelp
Ron Leibman: Stan Murch
Paul Sand: Alan Greenberg
Moses Gunn: Dr. Amusa
William Redfield: Lt. Hoover
UPC: 24543075639
Region Code: 1
Original Release Date: 1972
DVD Release Date: 5/20/2003
Source: 20th Century Fox
Format: DVD Wide Screen
Aspect Ratio: Cinemascope (2.35:1)
Presentation: Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital Mono
Features: None specified
Language: English, Français, Español
SubTitles: English, Español
Time: 1 Hour 40 Minutes
