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Donald E Westlake Books in Order

14 series including Parker Series as Richard Stark, Dortmunder Series and more

14 series 139 books Latest: Call Me a Cab (2022)

Donald E Westlake has written 139 books since 1959. Across 14 series, Parker stands out as the longest at 24 books. The newest book on our shelves is Call Me a Cab (2022).

📚 Jump to Series 14
1 Phil Crawford 2 Parker Series as Richard Stark 3 Mitch Tobin Series as Tucker Coe 4 Alan Grofield Series as Richard Stark 5 Dortmunder 6 Sam Holt 7 Sara & Jack 8 Donald E Westlake Other Novels 9 Donald E Westlake Short Stories/Novellas 10 Donald E Westlake Short Story Collections 11 Donald E Westlake Non-Fiction Books 12 Transgressions 13 Parker Graphic Novels Series with Darwyn Cooke, as Richard Stark 14 Donald E Westlake Anthologies

Reading Order

14 series · 139 books

Phil Crawford Series

0 of 2 read
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1 Backstage Love 1959 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 What Girls Will Do 1962 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Payback / Point Blank / The Hunter by Donald E Westlake

Parker Series as Richard Stark

0 of 24 read
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✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Payback / Point Blank / The Hunter 1962 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Steel Hit / The Man With The Getaway Face 1963 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Outfit 1963 🎬 Adapted for film/TV → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Mourner 1963 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 The Score / Killtown 1963 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 The Jugger 1965 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 The Seventh / The Split 1966 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 The Handle / Run Lethal 1966 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 The Rare Coin Score 1967 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 The Green Eagle Score 1967 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 The Black Ice Score 1968 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 The Sour Lemon Score 1969 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
13 Slayground 1971 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
14 Deadly Edge 1971 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
15 Plunder Squad 1972 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
16 Butcher's Moon 1974 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
17 Comeback 1997 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
18 Backflash 1998 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
19 Flashfire / Parker 2000 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
20 Firebreak 2001 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
21 Breakout 2002 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
22 Nobody Runs Forever 2004 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
23 Ask The Parrot 2006 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
24 Dirty Money 2008 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Alan Grofield Series as Richard Stark

0 of 4 read
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1 The Damsel 1967 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 The Dame 1969 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 The Blackbird 1969 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Lemons Never Lie 1971 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Sam Holt Series

0 of 4 read
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1 One Of Us Is Wrong 1986 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 I Know A Trick Worth Two Of That 1986 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 What I Tell You Three Times Is False 1987 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 The Fourth Dimension Is Death 1989 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Trust Me On This by Donald E Westlake

Sara & Jack Series

0 of 2 read
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1 Trust Me On This 1988 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Baby, Would I Lie? 1994 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Donald E Westlake Other Novels

0 of 53 read
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1 Sally 1959 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Man Hungry 1959 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 All My Lovers 1959 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 SO WILLING. 1960 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 All about Annette 1960 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Virgin's Summer 1960 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 The Wife Next Door 1960 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8 The Mercenaries/The Cutie 1960 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9 Passion's Playthings 1961 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10 Call Me Sinner 1961 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11 Campus Doll 1961 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12 Brother and Sister 1961 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
13 Killing Time 1961 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
14 Young and Innocent 1961 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
15 361 1962 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
16 Strange affair. 1962 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
17 Killy 1963 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
18 Campus Lovers 1963 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
19 Pity Him Afterwards 1964 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
20 The Fugitive Pigeon 1965 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
21 The Busy Body 1966 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
22 Spy in the Ointment 1966 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
23 God Save the Mark 1967 🏆 Edgar Awards 1968Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
24 Anarchaos 1967 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
25 Philip 1967 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
26 Who stole Sassi Manoon? 1968 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
27 Up Your Banners 1969 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
28 Somebody Owes Me Money 1969 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
29 Adios Scheherazade 1970 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
30 Comfort Station 1970 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
31 Ex Officio 1970 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
32 I Gave at the Office 1971 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
33 Cops and Robbers 1972 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
34 Gangway! with Brian Garfield 1973 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
35 Help, I Am Being Held Prisoner 1974 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
36 Brothers Keepers 1975 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
37 Two Much 1975 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
38 Dancing Aztecs 1976 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
39 Castle in the Air 1980 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
40 Kahawa 1981 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
41 A Likely Story 1984 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
42 High Adventure 1985 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
43 Humans 1992 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
44 Smoke 1995 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
45 The Ax 1997 🎬 2 adaptations → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
46 The Hook 2000 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
47 The Scared Stiff 2001 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
48 Put a Lid on It 2002 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
49 Money for Nothing 2003 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
50 Memory / The Actor 2010 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
51 The Comedy is Finished 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
52 Forever and a Death 2017 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
53 Call Me a Cab 2022 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Donald E Westlake Short Stories/Novellas

0 of 1 read
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1 Too Many Crooks (Short Story) 1989 🏆 Edgar Awards 1990Full award history → Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Curious Facts Preceding My Execution by Donald E Westlake

Donald E Westlake Short Story Collections

0 of 7 read
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1 Curious Facts Preceding My Execution 1968 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Enough 1978 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Transylvania Station with Abby Westlake 1987 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Tomorrow's Crimes 1989 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5 A Good Story and Other Stories 1999 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6 Meteor Strike 2012 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7 Double Feature 2020 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
The Getaway Car by Donald E Westlake

Donald E Westlake Non-Fiction Books

0 of 1 read
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1 The Getaway Car 2014 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
Transgressions by Donald E Westlake

Transgressions Series

0 of 4 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Transgressions with Stephen King, Lawrence Block, Anne Perry, Jeffery Deaver, Sharyn McCrumb, Ed McBain, Bonnie Jeanne Perry, Joyce Carol Oates, Walter Mosley, John Farris 2005 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2 Transgressions, Vol. 2 by Stephen King, Lawrence Block, Ed McBain, John Farris 2006 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3 Transgressions, Vol. 3 with Anne Perry, Sharyn McCrumb, Ed McBain, John Farris 2006 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4 Transgressions, Vol. 4 by Anne Perry, Sharyn McCrumb, Ed McBain 2006 Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

Parker Graphic Novels Series

5 books · 2009–2013

Donald E Westlake Anthologies

12 books · 1970–2006

About the Author

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:

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