Donald E. Westlake
July 12, 1933 – December 31, 2008
165 works in the book catalog catalog
Biography
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
Also published as: Rolfe Passer, Richard Stark, Alan Marshall, Alan Marsh, James Blue, Ben Christopher
Most-read books
100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories
4 · 1978 · 48 want to read
The ax
4 · 1997 · 26 want to read
The hot rock
4 · 1970 · 18 want to read
Senior Sleuths
1989 · 18 want to read
The Perfect Murder
3 · 1991 · 18 want to read
The man with the getaway face
3.5 · 1963 · 12 want to read
The outfit
3 · 1971 · 8 want to read
The Best American Mystery Stories 2000
2000 · 12 want to read
361
4 · 1962 · 9 want to read
The Hunter (aka Point Blank and Payback)
4 · 1962 · 9 want to read
Hallucination Orbit
3 · 1983 · 8 want to read
God save the mark
3.3 · 1967 · 7 want to read
Why Me
4.7 · 1983 · 5 want to read
Transgressions
2005 · 9 want to read
Drowned hopes
3.7 · 1990 · 6 want to read
Baby, Would I Lie
1994 · 7 want to read
Nobody's Perfect
5 · 1977 · 6 want to read
Memory
2010 · 8 want to read
Two Much
1969 · 9 want to read
Bank Shot
4.7 · 1972 · 5 want to read
Good Behavior
5 · 1985 · 6 want to read
Kahawa
4 · 1982 · 8 want to read
Cops and Robbers
1972 · 8 want to read
Jimmy the Kid
1974 · 5 want to read