NMLP P-006799 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Why Me? (Dortmunder #5)

Donald E. Westlake · Viking Press · 1983

The US Viking Press hardcover, 1983, is the true first edition; confirm by the Viking first-published statement on the copyright page and the Bob Shein jacket art with R. Adelson jacket design.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-006799 for "Why Me? (Dortmunder #5)" by Donald E. Westlake (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-006799, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).