| "THE HOOK is a heartstopping suspense novel from the pro of pros. I was hooked myself, from page one. The book is full of nasty jolts and turns, including one of the most hair-raising murder scenes ever written. THE AX was good; THE HOOK is ever so much better. Westlake shines...and in this case, he terrifies, as well." Stephen King |
| "THE HOOK begins with an agreement signed in blood and smoothly, unobtrusively, gracefully, relentlessly moves toward absolute devastation. This is Donald E. Westlake at the top of his form, writing with the power and confidence of a master and keeping the reader dazzled and agape all the way to the last sentence." Peter Straub |
Bryce Proctorr has a multi-million dollar contract for his next novel, a trophy wife raking him over the coals of a protracted divorce, a bad case of writer's block and an impending deadline. Wayne Prentice is a fading author in a world that no longer values his work. Proctorr has a proposition: if Prentice will hand over his unsold manuscript to publish under Proctorr's name, the two will split the book advance fifty-fifty. There's just one small rider to the deal...
Genre: Mystery
Genre: Mystery
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Hardback Editions
April 2001 : Hardback
| Title: Hook the (Gemstar) Author(s):: Donald E. Westlake ISBN: 0759502358 / 9780759502352 (USA edition) Publisher: Twtp Assorted Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
April 2001 : Hardback
| Title: Hook the (Oeb) Author(s):: Donald E. Westlake ISBN: 0759522383 / 9780759522381 (USA edition) Publisher: Twtp Assorted Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
June 2000 : Hardback
| Title: The Hook (Thorndike Americana) Author(s):: Donald E. Westlake ISBN: 0786224665 / 9780786224661 (USA edition) Publisher: Thorndike Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
March 2000 : Hardback
 | Title: The Hook Author(s):: Donald E. Westlake ISBN: 0892965886 / 9780892965885 (USA edition) Publisher: Mysterious Press Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
Paperback Editions
April 2001 : Mass Market Paperback
 | Title: The Hook Author(s):: Donald E. Westlake ISBN: 0446609560 / 9780446609562 (USA edition) Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
Audio Editions
February 2012 : Audio CD
| Title: The Hook Author(s):: Donald E. Westlake ISBN: 0792786335 / 9780792786337 (USA edition) Publisher: Availability: Amazon |
October 2000 : Audio Cassette
 | Title: The Hook Author(s):: Donald E. Westlake ISBN: 079272416X / 9780792724162 (USA edition) Publisher: Sound Library Availability: Amazon UK Amazon Amazon CA |
November 2000 : Audio CD
| Title: The Hook Author(s):: Donald E. Westlake ISBN: 0792799542 / 9780792799542 (USA edition) Publisher: John Curley & Assoc Availability: Amazon CA |
Kindle Editions
April 2001 : Kindle edition
 | Title: The Hook Author(s):: Donald E. Westlake ISBN: B000Q9IUVG Publisher: Mysterious Press Availability: Amazon |
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