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Donald E. Westlake

July 12, 1933 - December 31, 2008

Donald Edwin Westlake was an American writer, with over a hundred novels and non-fiction books to his credit, writing under at least 20 pseudonyms. He specialized in crime fiction, especially comic capers, with an occasional foray into science fiction or other genres. He was a three-time Edgar Award winner and in 1993, the Mystery Writers of America named Westlake a Grand Master, the highest honor bestowed by the society. Source: wikipedia

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  • Cover of: Point Blank

    First published in 1962 26 editions in 3 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition pointblank0000star Cover of edition hunter00star_783
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    First published in 1972 24 editions in 2 languages — 5 previewable Cover of edition bankshot0000west_e3t6 Cover of edition bankshot00dona_0 Cover of edition bankshot0000west Cover of edition isbn_2070434184
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  • Cover of: The Score

    First published in 1964 22 editions in 2 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition score00star_971
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    First published in 1970 20 editions in 2 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition hotrock00west_233
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  • Cover of: The black ice score

    First published in 1968 19 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition blackicescore00star
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    First published in 1974 18 editions in 2 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition jimmykid00west_479
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  • Cover of: The green eagle score

    First published in 1967 18 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition greeneaglescorea00rich Cover of edition greeneaglescore0000star Cover of edition greeneaglescorep00star
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  • Cover of: Corkscrew

    First published in 2000 18 editions in 3 languages — 6 previewable Cover of edition lecontrat0000dona Cover of edition corkscrew0000west_x8f8 Cover of edition hook00dona Cover of edition hookwest00west Cover of edition corkscrew00west
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    First published in 1990 18 editions in 2 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition drownedhopes00west
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    First published in 2006 17 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition askparrot00star Cover of edition askparrot0000star Cover of edition isbn_9781585478941 Cover of edition askparrot00star
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    First published in 2000 17 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The jugger

    First published in 1965 17 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition jugger0000star Cover of edition jugger00star
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  • Cover of: The split

    First published in 1966 17 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition split0000star Cover of edition seventh00dona
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  • Cover of: Firebreak: a Parker novel

    First published in 2001 17 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition firebreak0000star Cover of edition firebreak0000star_b7k2 Cover of edition firebreak00star
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  • Cover of: Ax

    First published in 1997 17 editions in 3 languages — 5 previewable Cover of edition axe0000west Cover of edition lecouperet0000west Cover of edition ax000dona Cover of edition axwest00west
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  • Cover of: Kahawa

    First published in 1982 17 editions in 2 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition kahawa00dona Cover of edition kahawa0000west Cover of edition kahawa0000west_y0l6
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  • Cover of: Good behavior

    First published in 1985 17 editions in 2 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition goodbehavior00west Cover of edition goodbehavior00west_568
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  • Cover of: The steel hit

    First published in 1963 16 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition manwithgetawayfa00rich
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  • Cover of: The mourner

    First published in 1963 16 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Two much!

    First published in 1969 16 editions in 3 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition twomuchwest00west Cover of edition twomuch00west
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Subjects
Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, Criminals, Large type books, Criminals, fiction, Parker (fictitious character : stark), fiction, Parker (Fictitious character), Fiction, general, New york (n.y.), fiction, Dortmunder (Fictitious character), Dortmunder, john (fictitious character), fiction, Mystery, Fiction, thrillers, suspense, Detective and mystery stories, American Detective and mystery stories, Crime, fiction, Fiction, suspense, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, action & adventure, Suspense, Fiction in English, American literature, Thieves, Fiction, thrillers, general, Robbery
Places
New York (N.Y.), New York (State), New York, United States, Australia, New York City, Palm Beach (Fla.), Africa, Anguilla, Belize, Branson (Mo.), Canada, Eastern Europe, Hong Kong (China), Manhattan, Montana, NYC, Nebraska, Uganda, World Trade Center
People
Parker (Fictitious character from Stark), Clive Lyoff Amadio (1904-1983), Donald E. Westlake, Edward Simson (1898-1959), John Lemmoné (1861-1949), Klausner, Nellie Melba Dame (1861-1931), Paula, Scott Staley
Time
1975, 1977-1981, 2001, 2002, Set in New York City, contemporary, modern day. Dortmunder's pal Kelp read a book while he was in jail for the weekend and he brings an idea to Dortmunder as a different kind of caper than usual. The book is called Child Heist and they set out to kidnap a child. But as usual, things never go right for the gang.

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Alternative names

  • Rolfe Passer
  • Richard Stark
  • Alan Marshall
  • Alan Marsh
  • James Blue
  • Ben Christopher
  • John Dexter
  • Andrew Shaw
  • Edwin West
  • John B. Allan
  • Don Holliday
  • Curt Clark
  • Barbara Wilson
  • Tucker Coe
  • P. N. Castor
  • Timothy J. Culver
  • J. Morgan Cunningham
  • Samuel Holt
  • Judson Jack Carmichael
  • Stark/Richard
  • RICHARD STARK
  • Richard Stark,Richard Stark

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February 21, 2024 Edited by mheiman merge authors
February 20, 2024 Edited by mheiman Added VIAF; cleaned up pseudonyms
February 20, 2024 Edited by mheiman merge authors
February 29, 2016 Edited by Hemanth Kumar Added pseudonyms
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import