The Recurring Cast
Character · The Dortmunder gang · 13 books

May

Dortmunder's partner · Donald E. Westlake

May is Dortmunder’s partner.

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Character facts

First appearance
Bank Shot (1972)
Latest appearance
Get Real (2009)
Books
13 (13 minor)
Series
Dortmunder
Author
Donald E. Westlake
Circle
The Dortmunder gang

Where to meet May

May first appears in Bank Shot (1972), in a minor role, book 2 of the Dortmunder series.

Buy Bank Shot

Every book with May

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1972·Bank Shotminor role · DortmunderBuy
  2. 1974·Jimmy the Kidminor role · DortmunderBuy
  3. 1977·Nobody's Perfectminor role · DortmunderBuy
  4. 1983·Why Me?minor role · DortmunderBuy
  5. 1986·Good Behaviorminor role · DortmunderBuy
  6. 1990·Drowned Hopesminor role · DortmunderBuy
  7. 1993·Don't Askminor role · DortmunderBuy
  8. 1996·What's the Worst That Could Happen?minor role · DortmunderBuy
  9. 2001·Bad Newsminor role · DortmunderBuy
  10. 2004·The Road to Ruinminor role · DortmunderBuy
  11. 2005·Watch Your Back!minor role · DortmunderBuy
  12. 2007·What's So Funny?minor role · DortmunderBuy
  13. 2009·Get Realminor role · DortmunderBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Andy KelpDortmunder's cheerful friend13
John DortmunderBrilliant, unlucky thief13
Stan MurchGetaway driver13
Tiny BulcherHuge, dangerous gang member11