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- Full name: Donald Edwin Westlake
- Born: July 12, 1933
- Birth place: Brooklyn, New York
- Died: December 31, 2008, in Mexico
- 75 at time of death
- Died from a heart attack
- Attended Champlain College and Harper College
- Was in the United States Air Force for two yearsLos Angeles Times: Mystery author Donald E. Westlake dies at 75 (January 2, 2009)
- Occupation: Author
- Spouse: Abigail Westlake
- Abigail Westlake is a non-fiction writer
- Ex-spouses: Nedra Henderson and Sandra Kalb
- Has four sons from a previous marriageLos Angeles Times: Mystery author Donald E. Westlake dies at 75 (January 2, 2009)
- Has three step-children and four grandchildrenLos Angeles Times: Mystery author Donald E. Westlake dies at 75 (January 2, 2009)
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Donald Westlake was an American mystery author who wrote over one hundred novels and non-fiction books. His first novel, The Mercenaries, was published in 1960 by Random House.Los Angeles Times: Mystery author Donald E. Westlake dies at 75 (January 2, 2009) His latest novel, Get Real, is slated for release in April 2009.International Herald Tribune: Donald Westlake, mystery writer, is dead at 75 (January 1, 2009)
Westlake died on December 31, 2008, from a heart attack. The New York Times reported that Westlake was on his way to a New Year's Eve dinner with his wife in Mexico when he suffered a heart attack. Westlake was 75 at the time of his death.Los Angeles Times: Mystery author Donald E. Westlake dies at 75 (January 2, 2009)
Partial Pseudonyms List
- Richard StarkLos Angeles Times: Mystery author Donald E. Westlake dies at 75 (January 2, 2009)
- Curt ClarkThrillingDetectives.com: Donald Westlake
- Tucker CoeLos Angeles Times: Mystery author Donald E. Westlake dies at 75 (January 2, 2009)
- Timothy J. CulverThrillingDetectives.com: Donald Westlake
- J. Morgan CunninghamThrillingDetectives.com: Donald Westlake
- Samuel HoltLos Angeles Times: Mystery author Donald E. Westlake dies at 75 (January 2, 2009)
- Alan Marshall/Alan MarshThrillingDetectives.com: Donald Westlake
- Edwin WestLos Angeles Times: Mystery author Donald E. Westlake dies at 75 (January 2, 2009)
Novels Made Into Motion Pictures
- Point Blank
- The Hot Rock
- Cops and Robbers
- The Outfit
- Bank Shot
- Why Me?
- Payback
- What's the Worst That Could Happen?
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Donald Westlake on Amazon
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God Save the Mark - $4.49
Donald E. Westlake's great comic suspense novel, won MWA's Edgar Award in 1967. Con men descend upon its gullible hero when he comes into a $317,000 inheritance but Fred Fitch, as ...Amazon
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Get Real - $23.99
In Donald E. Westlake's classic caper novels, the bad get better, the good slide a bit, and Lord help anyone caught between a thief named John Dortmunder and the current object of ...Amazon
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What's So Funny? - $7.99
In his classic caper novels, Donald E. Westlake turns the world of crime and criminals upside down. The bad get better, the good slide a bit, and Lord help anyone caught between a ...Amazon
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Watch Your Back! - $7.50
Hapless criminal John Dortmunder returns in another rollicking tale of disorganized crime from Grand Master of Mystery Donald E. Westlake. It's the score of a lifetime: easy access...Amazon
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Watch Your Back! (Dortmunder Novels) - $7.50
Hapless criminal John Dortmunder returns in another rollicking tale of disorganized crime from Grand Master of Mystery Donald E. Westlake. It's the score of a lifetime: easy access...Amazon
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Donald Westlake Questions
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Do you prefer McDonald French fries or Wendy French fries? 8 AnswersMcDonald's has the french fry market cornered as far as I'm concerned. Compared to McDonald's fries, Wendy's fries are cut too large and just don't taste as goo... read more -
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How much does it cost McDonalds for a 32 oz soda? 2 Answers"The typical margin on fountain beverages is about 85 percent, notes John Drinkard, marketing director for Villa Enterprises, a Morrison, N.J.-based, multiconce... read more
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Donald Westlake Timeline
- 1933: Born
- 1989: Tomorrow's Crimes
- 1991: Drowned Hopes
- 1996: What's the Worst That Could Happen?
- 1997: The Ax
- 2000: The Hook
- 2001: The Hot Rock
- 2004: God Save the Mark
- 2005: The Road to Ruin
- 2006: Watch Your Back!
- 2008: What's So Funny?
- 2008: Somebody Owes Me Money
- 2008: Died
- 2009: The Cutie
- 2009: Get Real
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Muistui mieleen semmoinenkin kirjaltaja kuin Donald E. Westlake.
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Richard Stark was Donald Westlake & Westlake was Stark & lots of other names. Wrote around 100 books, many made into movies. No bestseller.
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So Payback is 10 years old, writer Donald Westlake has died, original book called "The Hunter," and Mel Gibson has got religion. Cool.
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Get Real: Get Realby Donald WestlakeI'd never read any of the late Donald Westlake's Dortmunder books before the li... http://bit.ly/7gKTBM
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