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Donald Edwin Westlake (July 12, 1933 – December 31, 2008) was an American writer with more than one hundred novels and non-fiction books to his credit. He specialized in crime fiction, especially comic capers, with an occasional foray into science fiction and other genres.
Jul 20, 2012 · Learn about the life and work of Donald E. Westlake, the prolific and versatile author of crime fiction, including John Dortmunder and Parker series. Explore his bibliography, reviews, tributes, shorts, multimedia and more.
Donald E. Westlake was better known as a crime writer, both humorous (the Dortmunder series) and serious (the Parker series) but here delivers the true story of the supposed revolt of Anguilla against the St Kitts and Nevis government (of which Anguilla was a part of) as high farce.
Jan 2, 2009 · Donald E. Westlake, a prolific, award-winning mystery novelist who pounded out more than 100 books and 5 screenplays on manual typewriters during a career of nearly 50 years, died on...
Learn about the life and career of Donald E. Westlake, a prolific and versatile writer of crime novels, screenplays and short stories. He wrote under various pseudonyms, such as Richard Stark, and was nominated for an Oscar for The Grifters.
- Writer, Actor
- July 12, 1933
- Donald E. Westlake
- December 31, 2008
Learn about the life and career of the late crime writer Donald E. Westlake, who wrote under various pseudonyms and genres. Read his personal account of his childhood, education, military service, marriages, and literary achievements.
Donald E. Westlake has 405 books on Goodreads with 125981 ratings. Donald E. Westlake’s most popular book is The Hot Rock (Dortmunder, #1).
