Donald E Westlake also wrote as: Richard Stark and Tucker Coe.
Donald E Westlake was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA on July 12th, 1933 and passed away at the age of 75 on December 31st, 2008.
Donald E Westlake Stats: The highest rated book by Donald E Westlake on Book Notification is The Hot Rock, the first novel in the Dortmunder series. The second-highest rated book is The Road To Ruin (Dortmunder #11).
The most read book by Donald E Westlake on Book Notification is The Hot Rock, the first novel in the Dortmunder series. The second most read book is What's So Funny? (Dortmunder #13).
Below is a complete list of Donald E Westlake books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by Donald E Westlake is the Dortmunder Series.
Donald E Westlake (Donald Edwin Westlake) was born on July 12th, 1933. Donald E passed away December 31st, 2008 at 75 years old. Donald E Westlake was born in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
Donald E Westlake (Donald Edwin Westlake) is probably best known for his Standalone Novels. There are currently 53 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1959 with the novel Sally. The most recently released novel was Call Me a Cab which was released in 2022.
Donald E Westlake also wrote the Parker series which has 24 books including Payback / Point Blank / The Hunter and The Steel Hit / The Man With The Getaway Face.
Westlake has been honoured on Japan's Kono Mystery ga Sugoi! list many times. In 1995, Dancing Aztecs was ranked #3 on the international list. Good Behavior took the 9th spot in 1998. The Ax was listed at #4 in 2002. In 2004, The Hook was ranked #5. Thieves' Dozen was ranked 8th on the list in 2010. In addition to his own name, writing as Richard Stark, his novel Comeback made the 2000 list at #5.
Donald E Westlake won the Gumshoe Award, Lifetime Achievement, in 2008.
Westlake's book, God Save the Mark won the Edgar Award, Best Mystery Novel, in 1968.
The following novels by Donald E Westlake were also nominated for these awards:
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