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Plot Summary of Nobody's Perfect
"A wealthy spendthrift hires Dortumnder and gang to steal his own painting (insurance fraud), and they do. But things gang agley, as usual, and suddenly Dortmunder's under a death sentence - he's got six months to find the painting or a replica...somehow...or else."
Ivy, Resident Scholar

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Plot
Tone of story - Dry-cynical - very upbeat
Time/era of story: - 1960's-1970's
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Crime plotlets: - search for valuable art/artifacts
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - thief/con artist
Age: - 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use? - a little
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
City? Yes
City: - New York - London

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths? - 0 (not a murder mystery)
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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