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Donald E Westlake


USA flag (1933 - 2008)

aka John B Allen, Curt Clark, Tucker Coe, Timothy J Culver, J Morgan Cunningham, Samuel Holt, Sheldon Lord, Alan Marshall, Allan Marshall, Andrew Shaw, Richard Stark, Edwin West

Donald E. Westlake is a three-time Edgar winner and the recipient of the Grandmaster award.

He died on December 31, 2008 in Mexico.

Awards: Shamus (2004), Edgar (1990)  see all

Genres: Mystery,
 
Series
Mitch Tobin (as by Tucker Coe)
   1. Kinds of Love, Kinds of Death (1966)
   2. Murder Among Children (1967)
   3. Wax Apple (1970)
   4. A Jade in Aries (1970)
   5. Don't Lie to Me (1972)
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Dortmunder
   1. The Hot Rock (1970)
   2. Bank Shot (1972)
   3. Jimmy the Kid (1974)
   4. Nobody's Perfect (1977)
   5. Why Me? (1983)
   6. Good Behavior (1986)
   7. Drowned Hopes (1990)
   8. Don't Ask (1993)
   9. What's the Worst That Could Happen? (1996)
   10. Bad News (2001)
   11. The Road to Ruin (2004)
   Thieves' Dozen (2004)
   12. Watch Your Back! (2005)
   13. What's So Funny? (2007)
   14. Get Real (2009)
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Sam Holt (as by Samuel Holt)
   1. One of Us Is Wrong (1986)
   2. I Know a Trick Worth Two of That (1986)
   3. What I Tell You Three Times Is False (1987)
   4. The Fourth Dimension Is Death (1989)
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Sara and Jack
   1. Trust Me On This (1988)
   2. Baby, Would I Lie? (1994)
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Novels
   All My Lovers (1959) (as by Allan Marshall)
   All About Annette (1960) (as by Allan Marshall)
   The Cutie (1960)
     aka The Mercenaries
   The Wife Next Door (1960) (as by Alan Marshall)
   A Girl Called Honey (1960) (with Sheldon Lord (as by Alan Marshall) )
   So Willing (1960) (with Sheldon Lord (as by Alan Marshall) )
   Killing Time (1961)
   361 (1962)
   All the Girls Were Willing (1962) (as by Allan Marshall)
     aka What Girls Will Do
   Apprentice Virgin (1962) (as by Allan Marshall)
   Man Hungry (1962) (as by Alan Marshall)
   The Cruel Touch (1963) (as by Allan Marshall)
   Killy (1963)
   Pity Him Afterwards (1964)
   Brother and Sister (1965) (as by Allan Marshall)
   The Fugitive Pigeon (1965)
   The Sensualists (1965) (as by Alan Marshall)
   The Busy Body (1966)
   Scandal Street (1966) (as by Allan Marshall)
   The Spy in the Ointment (1966)
   Anarchaos (1967) (as by Curt Clark)
   God Save the Mark (1967)
   Philip (1967)
   Who Stole Sassi Manoon? (1968)
   Somebody Owes Me Money (1969)
   Up Your Banners (1969)
   Adios Scheherazade (1970)
   Ex Officio (1970) (as by Timothy J Culver)
   I Gave At the Office (1971)
   Cops and Robbers (1972)
   Comfort Station (1973) (as by J Morgan Cunningham)
   Gangway (1973) (with Brian Garfield)
   Help, I'm Being Held Prisoner (1974)
   Help, I Am Being Held Prisoner (1974)
   Two Much (1975)
   Brother's Keepers (1975)
   Dancing Aztecs (1976)
   New York Dance (1979)
   Castle in the Air (1980)
   Kahawa (1982)
   Levine (1984)
   A Likely Story (1984)
   High Adventure (1985)
   The Hood House Heist (1987)
   High Jinx (1987) (with Abby Westlake)
   Transylvania Station (1987) (with Abby Westlake)
   Double Crossing (1988)
   The Maltese Herring (1988)
   Way Out West (1988)
   Sacred Monster (1989)
   The Perfect Murder (1991) (with others)
   Humans (1992)
   Smoke (1995)
   Never Shake a Family Tree (1997)
   The Ax (1997)
   The Hook (2000)
   Corkscrew (2000)
   Put a Lid on It (2002)
   Money for Nothing (2003)
   The Scared Stiff (2003)
   Memory (2010)
     aka The Actor
   The Comedy is Finished (2012)
   Forever and a Death (2017)
   Call Me A Cab (2022)
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Collections
   The Curious Facts Preceding My Execution (1968)
   Enough! (1977)
   Tomorrow's Crimes (1981)
   A Good Story (1999)
   Hellcats and Honeygirls (2010) (with Lawrence Block)
   Meteor Strike (2012)
   Double Feature (2020)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Call Him Nemesis (1961)
   The Risk Profession (2009)
   They Also Serve (2011)
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Anthologies edited
   Murderous Schemes (1996)
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Non fiction show
 
Books containing stories by Donald E Westlake
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Black Cat Weekly #143 (2024)
(Black Cat Weekly, book 143)
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Tricks and Treats (2019)
(Mystery Writers of America Presents)
edited by
Joe Gores and Bill Pronzini
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Silent Night, Deadly Night (2016)
Classic Christmas Carols with a Twist of Crime
edited by
Otto Penzler

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Awards
2004 The Eye, the PWA's Lifetime Achievement award
1990 Edgar Award for Best Short Story : Too Many Crooks
1968 Edgar Award for Best Novel : God Save the Mark

Award nominations
2009 CrimeFest: Last Laugh Award (nominee) : Don't Ask
2008 CrimeFest: Last Laugh Award (nominee) : What's So Funny?
2002 Barry Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Bad News
1998 Macavity Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Ax
1990 Macavity Award for Best Mystery Short Story (nominee) : Too Many Crooks
1985 Edgar Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : After I'm Gone
1983 Edgar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Kahawa
1979 Edgar Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : This Is Death
1971 Edgar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Hot Rock
1967 Edgar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Busy Body
1961 Edgar Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : The Cutie


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(Mommy, book 1)
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"Grips and frightens and exhilerates. Mommy knows best."
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Hit and Run (1997)
(Lt. Joe Dante, book 9)
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