Drowned Hopes

Donald E. Westlake · first published 1990 · ISBN 9780446503648

Dortmunder and his girlfriend Annie reunite to help an old friend find money he buried near a reservoir before it flooded. The problem: the reservoir is now occupied by a dam and a lake, and getting to the money requires coordination, planning, and luck. What proceeds is a Dortmunder operation at its most elaborate, where every solution creates three new problems.