Donald E. Westlake (1933–2008)

Author of The Hunter

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About the Author

Author Donald E. Westlake was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 12, 1933. He attended colleges in New York, but did not graduate. He wrote more than 100 novels and 5 screenplays throughout his lifetime. He also wrote under numerous pseudonyms including Richard Stark, Tucker Coe, and Samuel Holt. show more Almost 20 of his novels were adapted into films and he created the television series, The Father Dowling Mysteries. He is a three-time winner of the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America and was nominated for an Academy Award for his screenplay for The Grifters. He was also named a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master in 1993. He died of a heart attack on December 31, 2008 at the age of 75. (Bowker Author Biography) Donald E. Westlake has won three Edgar Awards & was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for "The Grifters". He lives in upstate New York. (Publisher Provided) show less

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Richard Stark's Parker

Works by Donald E. Westlake

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The Hunter (1962) 1,085 copies

The Hot Rock (1970) 908 copies

The Man with the Getaway Face (1963) 610 copies

The Ax (1997) 547 copies

The Outfit (1963) 537 copies

Bank Shot (1972) 493 copies

The Score (1964) 492 copies

361 (1962) 468 copies

What's the Worst That Could Happen? (1996) 463 copies

Don't Ask (1993) 448 copies

What's So Funny? (2007) 431 copies

The Road to Ruin (2004) 422 copies

Drowned Hopes (1990) 421 copies

The Mourner (1963) 421 copies

Bad News (2001) 420 copies

God Save the Mark (1967) 403 copies

Somebody Owes Me Money (1969) 400 copies

Lemons Never Lie (1971) 384 copies

Watch Your Back! (2005) 372 copies

Comeback (1997) 361 copies

The Jugger: A Parker Novel (Parker Novels) (1965) 358 copies

Get Real (2009) 349 copies

Ask the Parrot (2006) 349 copies

Flashfire (2000) 348 copies

Breakout (2002) 342 copies

Good Behavior (1985) 341 copies

Firebreak (2001) 318 copies

Why Me (1983) 315 copies

Jimmy the Kid (1974) 314 copies

Money for Nothing (2003) 313 copies

Slayground (1969) 312 copies

The Seventh (1966) 311 copies

Put a Lid on It (2002) 309 copies

Nobody's Perfect (1977) 306 copies

Backflash (1998) 305 copies

The Hook (2000) 304 copies

The Handle (1966) 298 copies

Smoke (1995) 295 copies

Trust Me On This (1988) 293 copies

The Black Ice Score (1968) 291 copies

The Mercenaries (1960) 287 copies

Nobody Runs Forever (2004) 274 copies

The Rare Coin Score (1967) 265 copies

The Green Eagle Score (1967) 256 copies

The Sour Lemon Score (1969) 248 copies

Dirty Money (2008) 246 copies

Thieves' Dozen (2005) 244 copies

Deadly Edge (1971) 243 copies

Butcher's Moon (1974) 241 copies

Dancing Aztecs (1976) 238 copies

Kahawa (1981) 235 copies

Memory (2010) 217 copies

Help, I am Being Held Prisoner (1974) 214 copies

Humans (1992) 212 copies

Baby, Would I Lie? (1994) 202 copies

Plunder Squad (1972) 197 copies

Brothers Keepers (1975) 196 copies

The Spy in the Ointment (1966) 192 copies

The Busy Body (1966) 189 copies

The Fugitive Pigeon (1965) 185 copies

Cops and Robbers (1972) 184 copies

The Damsel (1967) 161 copies

The Comedy is Finished (2012) 160 copies

The Blackbird (1969) 142 copies

Castle in the Air (1980) 140 copies

The Best American Mystery Stories 2000 (2000) — Editor & Introduction — 140 copies

Two Much (1975) 133 copies

Forever and a Death (2017) 129 copies

The Dame (1969) 123 copies

Sacred Monster (1989) 114 copies

High Adventure (1985) 111 copies

Killing Time (1961) 102 copies

Enough (1977) 94 copies

Levine (1720) 86 copies

A Likely Story (1984) 82 copies

Anarchaos (1967) 82 copies

Kinds of Love, Kinds of Death (1966) 82 copies

Tomorrow's Crimes (1989) 80 copies

One of Us Is Wrong (1986) 76 copies

Pity Him Afterwards (1965) 66 copies

What I Tell You Three Times Is False (1987) 66 copies

The Getaway Car: A Donald Westlake Nonfiction Miscellany (2014) 63 copies

Who stole Sassi Manoon? (1968) 62 copies

Murder Among Children (1967) 60 copies

Killy (1963) 60 copies

Murderous Schemes (1996) — Editor, Introduction & Contributor — 58 copies

Call Me a Cab (2022) 58 copies

I Know a Trick Worth Two of That (1986) 58 copies

The Scared Stiff (2002) 57 copies

Adios, Scheherazade (1970) 53 copies

The Fourth Dimension is Death (1989) 49 copies

Don't Lie to Me (1972) 49 copies

I gave at the office, (1971) 48 copies

The Fifth Science Fiction Megapack (2012) 48 copies

A Jade in Aries (1970) 45 copies

THE CURIOUS FACTS PRECEDING MY EXECUTION: You Put on Some Weight; Sniff; Good Night Good Night; Devilishly; Murder in… (1968) 44 copies

Wax Apple (1970) 44 copies

Under an English Heaven (1972) 41 copies

Gangway! (1973) 39 copies

A Good Story and Other Stories (1999) 37 copies

High Jinx (1987) 33 copies

Up Your Banners: A Novel, (1969) 30 copies

The Risk Profession (1963) 26 copies

Transylvania Station (1987) 22 copies

Ordo (1986) 18 copies

Hellcats and Honeygirls (2010) 18 copies

Comeback | Flashfire (2000) 17 copies

Comfort Station (1973) 17 copies

They Also Serve (1961) 16 copies

The Stepfather [1987 film] (2010) — Writer — 16 copies

The Seventh: A Parker Novel (Parker Novels) 16 copies

The Sour Lemon Score | Deadly Edge (1985) 15 copies

The Hot Rock (2010) 12 copies

A Travesty (1977) 12 copies

361 | Killy (1995) 11 copies

The Parker Omnibus, Volume 2 (1999) 10 copies

Man Hungry (2012) 10 copies

Ex Officio (1970) 9 copies

Brother and Sister (1961) 8 copies

Price of Desire: Three Novellas from Transgressions (2005) — Contributor — 8 copies

Campus Doll (1964) 8 copies

Never Shake a Family Tree (1995) 6 copies

Young and Innocent (2011) 6 copies

The Winner 6 copies

The Parker Omnibus, Volume 1 (1997) 6 copies

Give Till It Hurts: A Christmas Story 5 copies

Philip (1967) 5 copies

The Jugger | Sour Lemon Score (1993) 5 copies

Walking Around Money {story} 4 copies

Por que yo? ; PolicIas y ladrones (1987) 4 copies

The Girl of My Dreams (1978) 4 copies

Interstellar Pigeon 4 copies

The Spy in the Elevator (1997) 4 copies

A Girl Called Honey (Collection of Classic Erotica Book 21) 3 copies

The Cruel Touch (1963) 3 copies

Richard Stark's Parker: The Complete Collection 3 copies

Season in Sodom (1967) 3 copies

Hitch Your Spaceship to a Star 3 copies

Here's Looking at You 3 copies

Virgin's Summer (1960) 3 copies

The Dortmunder Workout or Criminal Exercise 3 copies

The World's a Stage 3 copies

Horse Laugh and Other Stories 3 copies

Un pichón recalcitrante Un diamante al rojo vivo (1989) 3 copies

All my lovers (1979) 2 copies

Wellust zonder grenzen 2 copies

So Willing (2016) 2 copies

Drole d'alibi. collection : serie noire n° 1303 2 copies

Jogo Mortal Parker N.º 4 (Portuguese Edition) (2017) 2 copies

O Golpe Parker N.º 3 (Portuguese Edition) (2017) 2 copies

Argent sale (2013) 2 copies

The Hunter | The Outfit | The Seventh (1968) 2 copies

All the Girls Were Willing (1960) 2 copies

A Organização Parker N.º 2 (Portuguese Edition) (2016) 2 copies

Un pichón recalcitrante (1967) 2 copies

The Sado Swappers (1967) 2 copies

Dios salve al primo (2013) 2 copies

Castle in the Air | Dancing Aztecs | Help I Am Being Held Prisoner | A Travesty 2 copies

Murder in Outer Space | The Sincerest Form of Flattery (1966) 2 copies

Skeeks 2 copies

Nackles 2 copies

Sin Hellcat (Collection of Classic Erotica Book 22) (2010) 2 copies

Don't You Know There's a War On? 2 copies

Πῶς νὰ κλέψετε μιὰ… (2013) 2 copies

Art and Craft 2 copies

The Spy in the Elevator and three more stories (Classics To Go) (2020) 2 copies

Call Him Nemesis (2020) 2 copies

Un diamante al rojo vivo 2 copies

Now What? 2 copies

Power Play 2 copies

A Jade in Aries | Never Shake a Family Tree (1979) 2 copies

The Hot Rock | Bank Shot | Jimmy the Kid (1988) 2 copies

Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter: Chapter 1 2 copies

The Operator (2023) 2 copies

The Blackbird (Grofield 3) 1 copy

Campus Lovers (1963) 1 copy

Strange Affair 1 copy

Jumble Sale 1 copy

The Damsel (Grofield 1) 1 copy

De wreker 1 copy

The Score (Parker 5) 1 copy

Las estatuas dolientes 1 copy

The Comedy is Finished 1 copy

Party Animal 1 copy

Rare Donald E Westlake, Tucker Coe / WAX APPLE Signed 1st Edition 1970 1 copy

Call Me A Cab 1 copy

Nobody Runs Forever (Parker 22) 1 copy

Slayground (Parker 14) 1 copy

Flashfire (Parker 19) 1 copy

Backflash (Parker 18) 1 copy

The Dame (Grofield 2) 1 copy

The Sour Lemon Score (Parker 12) 1 copy

The Question [short story] 1 copy

A Midsummer Daydream 1 copy

Sex on Arrival (1968) 1 copy

Sniff (1996) 1 copy

Gutter Boy 1 copy

Sinland (1962) 1 copy

Just One of Those Days (1996) 1 copy

Swap Marathon (1967) 1 copy

A Taste For Depravity (1969) 1 copy

Sex Tripper 1 copy

Swinging Secretary (1968) 1 copy

Ask a Silly Question 1 copy

Lust Film (1962) 1 copy

Sally (1959) 1 copy

Take It Away 1 copy

Take Death for a Lover (Pleasure Reader, PR152) (1968) 1 copy

The Man With The Getaway Face (Parker 2) 1 copy

Undercover affair (1965) 1 copy

Dortmunder and Me in Short 1 copy

Sin Prowl 1 copy

Brothers' Keeper 1 copy

pierre qui brûle 1 copy

Double Feature: A Travesty / Ordo 1 copy

Horse Laugh (Story) - Donald E Westlake 1 copy

Meteor Strike: Science Fiction Triple Feature (2012) 1 copy

Da Parker con furore (1987) 1 copy

Transgresiones, Vol. 1 (2007) 1 copy

So Willing (Collection of Classic Erotica Book 23) 1 copy

Pièces détachées (Collection Le Miroir obscur) (1981) 1 copy

3 Heaven - Donald E Westlake 1 copy

The Sweetest Man in the World 1 copy

Encore raté !: Trois aventures de John Dortmunder (Rivages Noir) (French Edition) (2018) 1 copy

El hombre que cambió de cara (2013) 1 copy

Too Many Crooks 1 copy

Un Gemelo Singular (1975) 1 copy

La danza dei maya (1987) 1 copy

Thieves' Dozen: The Dortmunder Stories (Dortmunder Novels (Paperback)) by Donald E. Westlake (1-Apr-2004)… 1 copy

Festival de crêpe. Traduit de l' américain par Jean Rosenthal. 1 copy

Alfred Hitchcock's Anthology, Volume 5, Fall-Winter 1979 1 copy

Frohes Fest : 13 schlimme Bescherungen / 17 schöne Bescherungen 1 copy

Murder Among Children--Signed Copy 1 copy

Journey to Death (1959) 1 copy

The Split (The Seventh) 1 copy

Castle in the Air 1 copy

While I was gone 1 copy

Lemons Never Lie (Grofield 4) 1 copy

Help I Am Being Held Prisoner 1 copy

I mercenari 1 copy

Ordo (Rivages/Noir t. 221) 1 copy

Personne n'est parfait (Rivage/Noir t. 666) 1 copy

Tiempo De Matar (1984) 1 copy

Starship Hopeful 1 copy

Les Meilleures Nouvelles policières 2001 (2001) 1 copy

Great masters. Haydn, his life & music 1 copy

Love in the Lean Years 1 copy

Fugue For Felons 1 copy

Dearest John: The Story of John Lemmone, Flute Virtuoso and Nellie Melba (1997) 1 copy

Apprentice Virgin 1 copy

Good Night! Good Night! 1 copy

April North (1971) 1 copy

This is Death 1 copy

From Me to You: The Life and Times of Clive Amadio (1999) 1 copy

O CASO DOS DIAMANTES NEGROS 1 copy

DAS GANGSTERSYNDIKAT - 3 Kriminalromane : Das Gangstersyndikat / Der Wahrsager / Ich nicht, Inspektor! (1962) 1 copy

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The Father Hunt (1968) — Introduction, some editions — 720 copies

Richard Stark's Parker: The Hunter (2009) — Original author — 557 copies

The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century (2000) — Contributor — 455 copies

100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories (1978) — Contributor — 408 copies

Great Detectives: A Century of the Best Mysteries from England and America (1984) — Contributor — 358 copies

The Plot Thickens (1997) — Contributor — 327 copies

Knights of Madness: Further Comic Tales of Fantasy (1998) — Contributor — 298 copies

The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries (2013) — Contributor — 290 copies

Transgressions {ten novellas} (2005) — Contributor — 269 copies

Christmas at The Mysterious Bookshop (2010) — Contributor — 243 copies

The Mammoth Book of Pulp Fiction (1996) — Contributor — 234 copies

Masterpieces of Mystery and Suspense (1988) — Contributor — 190 copies

Writers on Writing, 2: More Collected Essays from the New York Times (2003) — Contributor — 186 copies

The Best American Mystery Stories 1998 (1998) — Contributor — 179 copies

Thurber on Crime (1991) — Foreword — 174 copies

A Century of Great Suspense Stories (2001) — Contributor — 154 copies

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: A Hangman's Dozen (1962) — Contributor; Contributor — 144 copies

Nova 1 (1970) — Contributor — 138 copies

The Playboy Book of Science Fiction (1998) — Contributor — 134 copies

Alfred Hitchcock's Tales to Send Chills Down Your Spine (1979) — Contributor — 125 copies

The Perfect Murder: Five Great Mystery Writers Create the Perfect Crime (1991) — Contributor — 103 copies

A New Omnibus of Crime (1771) — Contributor — 97 copies

Sci-Fi Private Eye (1997) — Contributor — 92 copies

Police Procedurals (1985) — Contributor — 90 copies

A Century of Noir: Thirty-two Classic Crime Stories (2002) — Contributor — 80 copies

Fifty Best Mysteries (1991) — Contributor — 72 copies

Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine Presents Fifty Years of Crime and Suspense (2006) — Contributor — 72 copies

The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology: Celebrating 25 Years (2001) — Contributor — 70 copies

Brooklyn Noir 2: The Classics (2005) — Contributor — 70 copies

Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Scream Along with Me (1970) — Contributor — 65 copies

New Worlds of Fantasy (1967) — Contributor — 64 copies

A Treasury of Modern Mysteries, Volume 1 (1973) — Contributor — 64 copies

The New Mystery: The International Association of Crime Writers' Essential Crime Writing of the Late 20th Century (1993) — Contributor — 62 copies

Transgressions, Volume 3 (U.S. Edition) (2006) — Contributor — 61 copies

Master's Choice, Volume 1 (1999) — Contributor — 61 copies

The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: First Annual Collection (2000) — Contributor — 59 copies

Christmas Magic (1994) — Contributor — 55 copies

The Mists from Beyond (1993) — Contributor — 50 copies

The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories: Second Annual Collection (2001) — Contributor — 48 copies

Manhattan Noir 2: The Classics (2008) — Contributor — 48 copies

The Mammoth Book of Comic Crime (2002) — Contributor — 47 copies

A Taste of Murder: Diabolically Delicious Recipes from Contemporary Mystery Writers (1999) — Contributor — 45 copies

A Yuletide Universe: Sixteen Fantastical Tales (2003) — Contributor — 41 copies

Simply the Best Mysteries: Edgar Award Winners and Front-Runners (1998) — Contributor — 41 copies

3rd Culprit: An Annual of Crime Stories (1994) — Contributor — 41 copies

Science Fiction (1973) — Author — 40 copies

Great American Ghost Stories (1991) — Contributor — 35 copies

Murder Short & Sweet (2008) — Contributor — 31 copies

Tomorrow, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow ... (1974) — Contributor — 29 copies

New England Ghosts (1990) — Contributor — 27 copies

Manhattan Mysteries (1987) — Contributor — 26 copies

101 Mystery Stories (1986) — Contributor — 26 copies

Great American Ghost Stories Volume 1 (Anthology 16-in-1) (1992) — Contributor — 25 copies

Beastly Tales (1989) — Contributor — 25 copies

Mystery for Halloween (1991) — Contributor — 24 copies

Merchants of Menace: An Anthology of Mystery Stories (1969) — Contributor — 20 copies

Flesh & Blood: Erotic Tales of Crime and Passion (2001) — Contributor — 19 copies

A New Leaf and Other Stories (1971) — Introduction — 18 copies

Senior Sleuths: A Large Print Anthology of Mysteries and Puzzlers (1989) — Contributor — 17 copies

Earth in Transit (1976) — Contributor — 16 copies

Academy Mystery Novellas: Women Sleuths, Police Procedurals, Locked Room Puzzles, Great British Detectives ( BOX Set) (1985) — Contributor — 14 copies

Crime After Crime (1998) — Contributor — 13 copies

Home Sweet Homicide (1991) — Contributor — 12 copies

Prime Suspects (1987) — Contributor — 10 copies

The New Edgar Winners: The Mystery Writers of America (1990) — Introduction — 10 copies

Dark Sins, Dark Dreams: Crime in Science Fiction (1978) — Contributor — 9 copies

Tricks and Treats: An Anthology of Mystery Stories by the Mystery Writers of America (1976) — Contributor — 9 copies

Two Much [1995 film] (1996) — Original book — 9 copies

The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Seventh Annual Edition (1998) — Contributor — 9 copies

Homicidal Acts (1988) — Contributor — 9 copies

My Favorite Suspense Stories (1968) — Contributor — 8 copies

Elope to Death | Nobody's Perfect | The Genuine Article (1977) 7 copies

The Year's Best Mystery and Suspense Stories, 1990 (1990) — Contributor — 7 copies

A Travesty | Yesterday's Enemy | Murder with Malice (1977) 6 copies

The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories: Sixth Annual Edition (1997) — Contributor — 5 copies

Good Behavior | A Cut in Diamonds | An Excellent Mystery (1985) 5 copies

Der var engang et mord 4 copies

Spy Story | Jimmy The Kid (1974) 4 copies

Julian Symons at 80: A Tribute (1992) — Contributor — 4 copies

Crimes and Misfortunes: The Anthony Boucher Memorial Anthology of Mysteries — Contributor — 4 copies

A Fine and Private Place | Letter of Intent | I Gave at the Office 3 copies

Maigret and the Nahour Case | The Black Tide | Why Me (1983) 3 copies

Horror Gems, Volume Two, Joseph Payne Brennan and others (2011) — Contributor — 3 copies

Shotgun | Death of a Hittite | The Blackbird (1969) 2 copies

Trust Me On This | Design for Dying | What, Me, Mr. Mosley? 2 copies

Jimmy the Kid | The Brownstone House | The Olmed Head (1989) 2 copies

Drowned Hopes | On the Inside | Saratoga Hexameter 2 copies

Transgressions 3: Four Brand New Novellas (UK Edition) (1887) — Contributor — 2 copies

Murder Anonymous | Too Old to Die | The Dame (1969) 2 copies

Lemons Never Lie | Three's a Crowd | Tenant for the Tomb (1971) 2 copies

Årstid for kranier (1974) — Author, some editions — 1 copy

The Looking Glass Murder | Night of Clear Choice | The Damsel 1 copy

Rod Serling's the Twilight Zone Magazine 1987 01 January-February — Contributor — 1 copy

Travl dag på skafottet (1975) — Author, some editions — 1 copy

Castle in the Air | The Green Ripper | Casa Madrone (1980) 1 copy

Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, June 1980 (1980) — Contributor — 1 copy

The Hot Rock | Beyond This Point Are Monsters | Boomerang 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Westlake, Donald E.
Legal name: Westlake, Donald Edwin
Other names: Stark, Richard
Allan, John B.
Carmichael, Judson Jack
Clark, Curt
Coe, Tucker
Culver, Timothy J. (show all 12)
Cunningham, J. Morgan
Holt, Samuel
Lord, Sheldon
Marshall, Alan
West, Edwin
Westlake, Donald
Birthdate: 1933-07-12
Date of death: 2008-12-31
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Place of death: San Tancho, Mexico
Places of residence: Manhattan, New York, USA
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Albany, New York, USA
Education: Harpur College, Binghamton, New York, USA
Champlain College, Plattsburgh, New York, USA
Occupations: author
screenwriter
Organizations: United States Air Force
Awards and honors: MWA Grand Master(1993)
Gumshoe Award(Lifetime Achievement ∙ 2008)
Shamus Award(The Eye for Lifetime Achievement ∙ 2004)
Bouchercon Lifetime Achievement Award (1997)

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Reviews

What's So Funny? by Donald E. Westlake

Westlake writes so smooth and as usual things don't quite work out for Dortmunder. A perfect read from start to finish

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bjkelley | 18 other reviews | Apr 14, 2024 |

The Jugger: A Parker Novel (Parker Novels) by Richard Stark

Appealed to by an old co-worker Parker shows up to find the man dead. Others are convinced there is hidden money. Parker doubts it but is sucked into the search.

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ritaer | 12 other reviews | Apr 13, 2024 |

The man with the getaway face by Richard Stark

Love these Parker novels, the language, the planning, master class

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jimifenway | 18 other reviews | Mar 21, 2024 |

Watch Your Back! (Dortmunder Novels) by Donald E. Westlake

It's been a while since I read a Dortmunder book and after reading Watch Your Back, I realize I need to start reading more Westlake, or re-reading, since over the years I've forgotten the plot to a lot of books. Anyway, outstanding characters and story and the writing doesn't get in the way (the mark of a good storyteller)

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bjkelley | 8 other reviews | Mar 18, 2024 |

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