Get Real - Donald Westlake

A Dortmunder novel – John and his occasional cohorts are asked to talk to a reality show producer about filming them while they do a real job.  No one in the gang wants to go to jail, but the producer offers them a cash bonus and per diem.  It sounds sketchy, but they agree to rehearsals while looking in the building for something worth stealing.  It has Westlake’s usual flare for comedic scenes of misunderstandings and an ending that make the book worth reading.