Donald E. Westlake (1933-2008) was one of the most prolific and talented authors of American crime fiction. He began his career in the late 1950's, churning out novels for pulp houses—often writing as many as four novels a year under various pseudonyms such as Richard Stark—but soon began publishing under his own name. His most well-known characters were John Dortmunder, an unlucky thief, and Parker, a ruthless criminal. His writing earned him three Edgar Awards: the 1968 Best Novel award for God Save the Mark; the 1990 Best Short Story award for "Too Many Crooks"; and the 1991 Best Motion Picture Screenplay award for The Grifters. In addition, Westlake also earned a Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America in 1993. Westlake's cinematic prose and brisk dialogue made his novels attractive to Hollywood, and several motion pictures were made from his books, with stars such as Lee Marvin and Mel Gibson. Westlake wrote several screenplays himself, receiving an Academy Award nomination for his adaptation of The Grifters, Jim Thompson's noir classic. Some of the pseudonyms he used include • Richard Stark • Timothy J. Culver • Tucker Coe • Curt Clark • J. Morgan Cunningham • Judson Jack Carmichael • D.E. Westlake • Donald I. Vestlejk • Don Westlake
Series
Books
Watch Your Back!
2005
One Of Us Is Wrong
1986
Don't Ask
1993
The Comedy is Finished
2012
I Gave at the Office
1971
Castle in the Air
1980
Two Much
1975
Anarchaos
1991
Kahawa
1981
Ex Officio
1970
High Adventure
1985
Money for Nothing
2003
The Fugitive Pigeon
1965
Memory
2010
Who Stole Sassi Manoon?
1968
The Getaway Car
A Donald Westlake Nonfiction Miscellany
2014
Killing Time
1961
The Hook
2000
A Good Story and Other Stories
1999
Forever and a Death
2017
What I Tell You Three Times Is False
1987
Somebody Owes Me Money
1969
Drowned Hopes
1990
The Scared Stiff
2001
The Cutie
1960
Smoke
1995
Trust Me On This
1988
Tomorrow's Crimes
1989
Put a Lid on It
2002
Gangway!
1973
Humans
1992
The Risk Profession by Donald E. Westlake, Science Fiction, Adventure, Space Opera, Mystery & Detective
1997
God Save the Mark
1967
Call Me A Cab
2022
Nobody's Perfect
1977
Baby, Would I Lie?
1994
Adios, Scheherazade
1970
Levine
1984
Bad News
2001
A Likely Story
1984
Brothers Keepers
1975
Thieves' Dozen
2004
Cops and Robbers
1972
The Hot Rock
1970
High Jinx
1987
The Busy Body
1966
The Spy in the Ointment
1966
They Also Serve
1961
Sacred Monster
1989
Bank Shot
1972
Good Behavior
1986
CALL HIM NEMESIS
2020
Why Me?
1983
Jogos Assassinos
1967
Help, I Am Being Held Prisoner
1974
The Fourth Dimension Is Death
1989
361
1962
Up Your Banners
1969
Jimmy The Kid
1974
Pity Him Afterwards
1964
Dancing Aztecs
1976
The Road To Ruin
2004
Nackles
1964
The Blackbird
1969
Double Feature
1977
Killy
1963
Under an English Heaven
1972
Comfort Station
1973
The Curious Facts Preceding My Execution and Other Fictions
1968
What's The Worst That Could Happen?
1996
What's So Funny?
2007
The Ax
1997
Get Real
2009
