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Donald E Westlake

USA  (1933 - 2008)
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John B Allen, Curt Clark, Tucker Coe, Timothy J Culver, J Morgan Cunningham, Samuel Holt, Sheldon Lord (with Lawrence Block), Alan Marshall, Allan Marshall, Richard Stark, Edwin West
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About Donald E Westlake
Donald E. Westlake is a three-time Edgar winner and the recipient of the Grandmaster award.

He died on December 31, 2008 in Mexico.
 
New and Forthcoming Hardbacks
The Comedy is Finished
The Comedy is Finished

Novels
All My Lovers (1959) (writing as Allan Marshall)
The Mercenaries (1960)
     aka The Cutie
All About Annette (1960) (writing as Allan Marshall)
Kept (1960) (writing as Sheldon Lord)
The Wife Next Door (1960) (writing as Alan Marshall)
Killing Time (1961)
361 (1962)
All the Girls Were Willing (1962) (writing as Allan Marshall)
     aka What Girls Will Do
Apprentice Virgin (1962) (writing as Allan Marshall)
Man Hungry (1962) (writing as Alan Marshall)
Killy (1963)
The Cruel Touch (1963) (writing as Allan Marshall)
Pity Him Afterwards (1964)
The Fugitive Pigeon (1965)
Brother and Sister (1965) (writing as Allan Marshall)
The Sensualists (1965) (writing as Alan Marshall)
The Spy in the Ointment (1966)
The Busy Body (1966)
Scandal Street (1966) (writing as Allan Marshall)
Anarchaos (1967) (writing as Curt Clark)
God Save the Mark (1967)
Philip (1967)
Who Stole Sassi Manoon? (1968)
Up Your Banners (1969)
Somebody Owes Me Money (1969)
Adios Scheherazade (1970)
Ex Officio (1970) (writing as Timothy J Culver)
I Gave At the Office (1971)
Cops and Robbers (1972)
Gangway (1973) (with Brian Garfield)
Comfort Station (1973) (writing as J Morgan Cunningham)
Help, I Am Being Held Prisoner (1974)
Help, I'm Being Held Prisoner (1974)
Brother's Keepers (1975)
Two Much (1975)
Dancing Aztecs (1976)
New York Dance (1979)
Castle in the Air (1980)
Kahawa (1981)
A Likely Story (1984)
Levine (1984)
High Adventure (1985)
Good Behavior (1986)
Transylvania Station (1986) (with Abby Westlake)
High Jinx (1987) (with Abby Westlake)
The Hood House Heist (1987)
Double Crossing (1988)
The Maltese Herring (1988)
Way Out West (1988)
Sacred Monster (1989)
Humans (1992)
Smoke (1995)
The Ax (1997)
Never Shake a Family Tree (1997)
The Hook (2000)
Corkscrew (2000)
Put a Lid on It (2002)
Money for Nothing (2003)
The Scared Stiff (2003)
Memory (2010)
The Comedy is Finished (2012)
The MercenariesKeptThe Wife Next DoorKilling Time
361All the Girls Were WillingApprentice VirginMan Hungry
KillyThe Cruel TouchPity Him AfterwardsThe Fugitive Pigeon
The SensualistsThe Spy in the OintmentThe Busy BodyAnarchaos
God Save the MarkPhilipWho Stole Sassi Manoon?Up Your Banners
Somebody Owes Me MoneyAdios ScheherazadeEx OfficioI Gave At the Office
Cops and RobbersGangwayComfort StationHelp, I Am Being Held Prisoner
Brother's KeepersTwo MuchDancing AztecsNew York Dance
Castle in the AirKahawaA Likely StoryLevine
High AdventureGood BehaviorTransylvania StationHigh Jinx
Sacred MonsterHumansSmokeThe Ax
The HookCorkscrewPut a Lid on ItMoney for Nothing
The Scared StiffMemoryThe Comedy is Finished
 
Collections
The Curious Facts Preceding My ExecutionEnough!Tomorrow's CrimesA Good Story: And Other Stories
Hellcats and Honeygirls
 
Novellas
The Risk Profession
 
Series contributed to
The Best American Mystery Stories 2000
 
Price of Desire
 
Anthologies edited
Mystery for HalloweenMurderous Schemes: An Anthology of Classic Detective Stories
 
Non fiction
Under an English Heaven
 
Anthologies containing stories by Donald E Westlake
New Worlds of FantasyNova 1100 Great Science Fiction Short Short StoriesSci-Fi Private Eye
Christmas MagicKnights of Madness: Further Comic Tales of FantasyThe Playboy Book of Science Fiction
 
Short stories
The Sound of Murder (1962)
The Question (1963) (with Laurence M Janifer)
Nackles (1964) (writing as Curt Clark)
The Winner (1970)
The Mulligan Stew (1979)
Interstellar Pigeon (1982)
The Ultimate Caper (1990)
Ordo (1996)
The Best-Friend Murder (1997)
An Empty Threat (1997)
Take It Away (1997)
This Is Death (1997)


Awards
Macavity Awards Best Novel nominee (1998) : The Ax


Links to other websites
donaldwestlake.com


Donald E Westlake recommends
Pale Gray for Guilt
Pale Gray for Guilt (1968)
(Travis McGee, book 9)
John D MacDonald
"...remains one of my idols."
Many Happy Returns
Many Happy Returns (1973)
Justin Scott
"Justin Scott has a mad imagination, and a graceful style, and Many Happy Returns made me very happy. It's fast, funny, and fun."
Comfort Station
Comfort Station (1973)
J Morgan Cunningham (Donald E Westlake)
"I wish I had written this book!"
The Way We Die Now
The Way We Die Now (1988)
(Hoke Moseley, book 4)
Charles Willeford
"Hoke Moseley is a magnificently battered hero. Willeford bring him to us lean and hard."
Mommy
Mommy (1996)
Max Allan Collins
"Grips and frightens and exhilerates. Mommy knows best."
Hit and Run
Hit and Run (1997)
(Lt. Joe Dante, book 9)
Christopher Newman
"Nobody describes a tough cop in a tough city better than Christopher Newman."
Quiver
Quiver (2008)
Peter Leonard
"Quiver is a surprise and a delight, a twisty deadpan troll through some very devious neighborhoods. I welcome Peter Leonard and look forward to whatever he wants to offer next."



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