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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.
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- December 31, 2008
- July 12, 1933
- The Hot Rock (Dortmunder, #1)
- Bank Shot (Dortmunder, #2)
- The Ax.
- Jimmy The Kid (Dortmunder, #3)
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...
Jan 9, 2009 · Charles Ardai. January 9, 2009 12:00 AM EST. A one-man crime wave of some 48 years came to an end Dec. 31 with the passing of Donald E. Westlake, 75, who (under his own name and as Richard Stark)...
Donald E. Westlake was born on July 12, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Grifters (1990), Payback (1999) and The Stepfather (2009). He was previously married to Abigail Adams, Sandra Foley and Nedra Henderson.
