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Donald E. Westlake

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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Born July 12, 1933
Died December 31, 2008

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Born July 12, 1933
Died December 31, 2008
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