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Donald E. WestlakeAuthor Donald E. Westlake (July 12, 1933 - December 31, 2008) was born in Brooklyn, New York. Westlake attended three colleges in New York State and spent two and a half years in the United States Air Force. In 1996, he received a doctorate in letters from SUNY Binghamton.

Westlake was best known as a crime novelist and creator of John Dortmunder, the most clever and least lucky thief in crime fiction, and, writing as Richard Stark, the hard-boiled heist master Parker.

Variously known as Richard Stark, Tucker Coe, Curt Clark, Samuel Holt, Timothy J. Culver, J. Morgan Cunningham, Judson Jack Carmichael, among others, Donald Westlake penned more than one hundred books, mostly in crime fiction but also in genres from biography to history, science fiction and children's stories.

Donald E. Westlake died December 31, 2008.

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His website: www.donaldwestlake.com
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Forever and a Death
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Forever and a Death by Donald Westlake

Comedy is Finished
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The Comedy is Finished by Donald E. Westlake

Money for Nothing
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Money for Nothing by Donald Westlake

Bad News
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Bad News by Donald Westlake

The Hook
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The Hook by Donald Westlake

Road to Ruin
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Road to Ruin by Donald Westlake
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Road to Ruin, The | Westlake, Donald E. | Signed Book - Advance Reading Copy Westlake, Donald E. | Road to Ruin, The | Signed Book - Advance Reading Copy

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Hook, The | Westlake, Donald E. | Signed Book - Advance Reading Copy Westlake, Donald E. | Hook, The | Signed Book - Advance Reading Copy

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Flashfire | Stark, Richard (Westlake, Donald) | Book - Advance Reading Copy Stark, Richard (Westlake, Donald) | Flashfire | Book - Advance Reading Copy

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Firebreak | Stark, Richard (Westlake, Donald) | Book - Advance Reading Copy Stark, Richard (Westlake, Donald) | Firebreak | Book - Advance Reading Copy

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Breakout | Stark, Richard (Westlake, Donald) | Book - Advance Reading Copy Stark, Richard (Westlake, Donald) | Breakout | Book - Advance Reading Copy

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Best American Mystery Stories of 2000 | Westlake, Donald E. (Editor) | Signed First Edition Book Westlake, Donald E. (Editor) | Best American Mystery Stories of 2000 | Signed First Edition Copy

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Road to Ruin, The | Westlake, Donald E. | First Edition Book Westlake, Donald E. | Road to Ruin, The | Unsigned First Edition Copy

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Kahawa | Westlake, Donald E. | Signed First Edition Book Westlake, Donald E. | Kahawa | Signed First Edition Copy

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Hook, The | Westlake, Donald E. | Signed First Edition Book Westlake, Donald E. | Hook, The | Signed First Edition Copy

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Best American Mystery Stories, The | Westlake, Donald E. (Editor) | Signed First Edition Book Westlake, Donald E. (Editor) | Best American Mystery Stories, The | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2000 NY: Houghton Mifflin   First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by Donald E. Westlake.   Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Forever and a Death | Westlake, Donald E. | Signed First Edition Book Westlake, Donald E. | Forever and a Death | Signed First Edition Copy

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Good Story and Other Stories, A | Westlake, Donald E. | Signed First Edition Book Westlake, Donald E. | Good Story and Other Stories, A | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  1999 NY: Cengage Gale  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread, no dust jacket as issued, signed by the author.   Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Donald E. Westlake Selected Bibliography


Phil Crawford Series

  1. Backstage Love - 1959
  2. All the Girls Were Willing - 1960
  3. Sin Prowl - 1963

Parker Series (written as Richard Stark)

  1. The Hunter - 1962
  2. The Man with the Getaway Face - 1963
  3. The Outfit - 1963
  4. The Mourner - 1963
  5. The Score - 1963
  6. The Jugger - 1965
  7. The Seventh - 1966
  8. The Handle - 1966
  9. The Rare Coin Score - 1967
  10. The Green Eagle Score - 1967
  11. The Black Ice Score - 1968
  12. The Sour Lemon Score - 1969
  13. Deadly Edge - 1971
  14. Slayground - 1971
  15. Plunder Squad - 1972
  16. Butcher’s Moon - 1974
  17. Comeback - 1997
  18. Backflash - 1998
  19. Flashfire - 2000
  20. Firebreak - 2001
  21. Breakout - 2002
  22. Nobody Runs Forever - 2004
  23. Ask the Parrot - 2006
  24. Dirty Money - 2008
  25. Get Real - 2009

Other

  • Kahawa - 1995
  • The Ax - 1997
  • A Good Story and Other Stories - 1999
  • The Hook - 2000
  • Bad News - 2001
  • Put a Lid On It - 2002
  • Money for Nothing - 2003
  • Road to Ruin - 2014
  • Memory - 2010 (published posthumously)
  • The Comedy is Finished - 2012 (published posthumously)
  • Forever and a Death - June 2017 (published posthumously)

Anthologies

  • Best American Mystery Stories of 2000 (Edited by Donald E. Westlake) - 2000

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