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Donald E. Westlake

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

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Born July 12, 1933
Died December 31, 2008

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Born July 12, 1933
Died December 31, 2008

Subjects

Fiction, mystery & detective, general Fiction Criminals Large type books Criminals, fiction Parker (fictitious character : stark), fiction Parker (Fictitious character) Fiction, general New york (n.y.), fiction Dortmunder (Fictitious character) Dortmunder, john (fictitious character), fiction Mystery American Detective and mystery stories Detective and mystery stories Fiction, thrillers, suspense Crime, fiction Fiction, suspense New York Times reviewed Fiction, action & adventure Suspense Fiction in English American literature Thieves English Detective and mystery stories Fiction, thrillers, general

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New York (N.Y.) New York (State) New York United States Australia New York City Palm Beach (Fla.) Africa Anguilla Belize Branson (Mo.) Canada Eastern Europe Hong Kong (China) Manhattan Montana NYC Nebraska Uganda World Trade Center

People

Parker (Fictitious character from Stark) Clive Lyoff Amadio (1904-1983) Donald E. Westlake Edward Simson (1898-1959) John Lemmoné (1861-1949) Klausner Nellie Melba Dame (1861-1931) Paula Scott Staley

Time

1975 1977-1981 2001 2002 Set in New York City contemporary modern day. Dortmunder's pal Kelp read a book while he was in jail for the weekend and he brings an idea to Dortmunder as a different kind of caper than usual. The book is called Child Heist and they set out to kidnap a child. But as usual things never go right for the gang.

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Alternative names

  • Rolfe Passer
  • Richard Stark
  • Alan Marshall
  • Alan Marsh
  • James Blue
  • Ben Christopher
  • John Dexter
  • Andrew Shaw
  • Edwin West
  • John B. Allan
  • Don Holliday
  • Curt Clark
  • Barbara Wilson
  • Tucker Coe
  • P. N. Castor
  • Timothy J. Culver
  • J. Morgan Cunningham
  • Samuel Holt
  • Judson Jack Carmichael
  • Stark/Richard
  • RICHARD STARK
  • Richard Stark,Richard Stark
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