A Storyteller Who Got the Details Right (Donald E. Westlake)
WEBThe 39 non-series books written as Donald E. Westlake begin with five hard-boiled novels. They have shocking, experimental endings and high body counts. If Westlake had only produced this opening salvo, he would still be a cult …
Interview with Donald Westlake, author of the Parker novels
WEBDonald Westlake: I’m my own first reader. I don’t outline or plan ahead but every day tell myself some more of the story. I know the characters and I know the subject, and usually I can figure out what happens next. Sometimes the title is almost the only seed needed.
Donald E. Westlake - Wikipedia
WEBDonald Edwin Westlake (July 12, 1933 – December 31, 2008) was an American writer with more than one hundred novels and non-fiction books to his credit. He specialized in crime fiction , especially comic capers , with an occasional foray …
The Mind of Donald E. Westlake - CrimeReads
WEBMay 29, 2018 · The depictions of Westlake’s most lasting character, the taciturn heister Parker, are particularly striking as an example of the challenge of adaptation. Between Point Blank , in 1967, and Parker , in 2013, Parker (usually under other names) was played by Lee Marvin, Robert Duvall, Jim Brown, Mel Gibson, Jason Statham, and, strangest of all ...
Interviews & Other Thoughts – DonaldWestlake.com
WEBBookreporter.com’s Senior Writer Joe Hartlaub has followed Westlake’s career through the years, reading Westlake and his infamous pseudonym, Richard Stark. Delve into Donald’s dark world with Joe as your guide in these interviews from 2000, 2001 and 2002.
The Score by Donald E. Westlake - Goodreads
WEBAuthor Stark - a.k.a. the late crime writer extraordinaire Donald E. Westlake - has fashioned yet another fiercely hard-boiled winner in this series, which surprisingly has moments of sadistic violence for a book written in 1964.
Forever and a Death (Hard Case Crime): Westlake, Donald E ...
WEBJun 19, 2018 · For Donald Westlake, e.g., the latter is difficult, since Westlake characteristically began his novels with a premise rather than an outline. For example, what if a getaway driver at a bank heist had trouble finding a place to park?
Donald Westlake - AV Club
WEBNov 16, 2006 · Crime novelist Donald Westlake is a man of many aliases—Samuel Holt, Tucker Coe, Curt Clark, pseudonyms picked up over the course of 100-odd published books—but two names stand out, his own and...
Donald Westlake: Hard-Boiled To The End - NPR
WEBJan 6, 2009 · Award-winning mystery writer Donald Westlake — the author behind bungling burglar John Dortmunder and the dark-souled gun-for-hire Parker — died from a heart attack on Dec. 31 at the age of 75.
Bibliography – DonaldWestlake.com
WEBGood Behavior (D) 1985. Mysterious Press. High Jinx (with AbbyWestlake) 1987. Dennis McMillan. Transylvania Station (with Abby Westlake) 1987. Dennis McMillan.
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