Donald Edwin Westlake was an American writer with more than one hundred novels and non-fiction books to his credit. He specialized in crime fiction, especially comic capers, with an occasional foray into science fiction and other genres. Westlake created two professional criminal characters who each starred in a long-running series: the relentless, hardboiled Parker (published under the pen name Richard Stark), and John Dortmunder, who featured in a more humorous series.
Donald E. Westlake
Author details
- Aliases:
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Donald E. Westlake, Donald Edwin Westlake, Richard Stark
- Born:
- July 12, 1933
- Died:
- Dec. 31, 2008
