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Donald E Westlake Books in Order

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

15 series 237 books Latest: Call Me a Cab (2022)
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Phil CrawfordParker Series as Richard StarkMitch Tobin Series as Tucker CoeAlan Grofield Series as Richard StarkDortmunderSam HoltSara & JackDonald E Westlake Other NovelsDonald E Westlake Short Stories/NovellasDonald E Westlake Short Story CollectionsDonald E Westlake Non-Fiction BooksTransgressionsParker Graphic Novels Series with Darwyn Cooke, as Richard StarkAkashic NoirDonald E Westlake Anthologies

Reading Order

15 series · 237 books

Phil Crawford Series

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# Title Year Buy
1 Backstage Love 1959 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 What Girls Will Do 1962 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Parker Series as Richard Stark

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

Alan Grofield Series as Richard Stark

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# Title Year Buy
1 The Damsel 1967 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Dame 1969 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Blackbird 1969 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Lemons Never Lie 1971 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Sam Holt Series

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# Title Year Buy
1 One Of Us Is Wrong 1986 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 I Know A Trick Worth Two Of That 1986 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 What I Tell You Three Times Is False 1987 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Fourth Dimension Is Death 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Sara & Jack Series

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# Title Year Buy
1 Trust Me On This 1988 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Baby, Would I Lie? 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Donald E Westlake Other Novels

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

Donald E Westlake Short Stories/Novellas

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# Title Year Buy
1 Too Many Crooks (Short Story) 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Donald E Westlake Short Story Collections

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# Title Year Buy
1 Curious Facts Preceding My Execution 1968 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Enough 1978 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Transylvania Station ( With: Abby Westlake) 1987 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Tomorrow's Crimes 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 A Good Story and Other Stories 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Meteor Strike 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Double Feature 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Donald E Westlake Non-Fiction Books

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# Title Year Buy
1 The Getaway Car 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Transgressions Series

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# Title Year 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 from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Transgressions, Vol. 2 ( By: Stephen King, Lawrence Block, Ed McBain, John Farris) 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Transgressions, Vol. 3 ( With: Anne Perry, Sharyn McCrumb, Ed McBain, John Farris) 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Transgressions, Vol. 4 ( By: Anne Perry, Sharyn McCrumb, Ed McBain) 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Parker Graphic Novels Series with Darwyn Cooke, as Richard Stark

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# Title Year Buy
1 The Hunter 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 The Outfit 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The Man with the Getaway Face (Short Story) 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Score 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Slayground (Short Story) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Akashic Noir Series

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# Title Year Buy
1 San Francisco Noir 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Seattle Noir 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Bronx Noir 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Brooklyn Noir 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Brooklyn Noir 2 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Chicago Noir 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Manhattan Noir 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Miami Noir: The Classics 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 D.C. Noir 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Baltimore Noir 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 London Noir 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 New Orleans Noir 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 Los Angeles Noir 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Wall Street Noir 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Havana Noir 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 Detroit Noir 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 Toronto Noir 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Las Vegas Noir 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Manhattan Noir 2 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 Paris Noir 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 Istanbul Noir 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 Boston Noir 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 Rome Noir 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 San Francisco Noir 2 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
26 Portland Noir 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
27 Delhi Noir 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
28 Phoenix Noir 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
29 Los Angeles Noir 2 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
30 Mexico City Noir 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
31 Richmond Noir 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
32 Orange County Noir 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
33 Indian Country Noir 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
34 Moscow Noir 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
35 Lone Star Noir 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
36 Philadelphia Noir 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
37 Haiti Noir 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
38 Copenhagen Noir 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
39 Pittsburgh Noir 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
40 San Diego Noir 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
41 Pittsburgh Noir 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
42 Barcelona Noir 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
43 Cape Cod Noir 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
44 Staten Island Noir 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
45 Mumbai Noir 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
46 Long Island Noir 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
47 Venice Noir 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
48 Kingston Noir 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
49 St. Petersburg Noir 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
50 Kansas City Noir 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
51 Boston Noir 2 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
52 Manila Noir 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
53 Buffalo Noir 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
54 Twin Cities Noir 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
55 Dallas Noir 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
56 Haiti Noir 2 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
57 Singapore Noir 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
58 Prison Noir 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
59 Tel Aviv Noir 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
60 Tehran Noir 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
61 Belfast Noir 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
62 Helsinki Noir 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
63 Providence Noir 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
64 Chicago Noir: The Classics 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
65 Memphis Noir 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
66 Zagreb Noir 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
67 Marseille Noir 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
68 Beirut Noir 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
69 Stockholm Noir 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
70 Brussels Noir 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
71 Mississippi Noir 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
72 St. Louis Noir 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
73 Prague Noir 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
74 San Juan Noir 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
75 Oakland Noir 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
76 Trinidad Noir 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
77 Atlanta Noir 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
78 New Haven Noir 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
79 Montana Noir 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
80 Buenos Aires Noir 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
81 Montreal Noir 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
82 Berlin Noir 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
83 São Paulo Noir 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
84 Santa Cruz Noir 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
85 Lagos Noir 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
86 Marrakech Noir 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
87 Baghdad Noir 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
88 Vancouver Noir 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
89 Sydney Noir 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
90 Hong Kong Noir 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
91 Amsterdam Noir 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
92 Houston Noir 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
93 Columbus Noir 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
94 Santa Fe Noir 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
95 Alabama Noir 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
96 Addis Ababa Noir 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
97 Tampa Bay Noir 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
98 Belgrade Noir 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Donald E Westlake Anthologies

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1 Simply The Best Mysteries, Edgar Award Winners And Front Runners 1970 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow... 1974 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Tales to Send Chills Down Your Spine 1979 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Alfred Hitchcock's A Choice of Evils 1983 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Fifty Best Mysteries 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Murderous Schemes 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 The Plot Thickens 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology: Celebrating 25 Years 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Transgressions 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Brooklyn Noir 2 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Price of Desire 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Transgressions, Vol. 3 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

Donald Edwin Westlake (1933-2008), also known by pseudonyms Tucker Coe, Samuel Holt, and Richard Stark, was an American writer of crime fiction and other genres. Westlake's prolific career spanned over 100 novels and short stories. His best-known works include the "Parker" series featuring a professional thief, the "Dortmunder" series about a group of incompetent criminals, and the "Richard Stark" novels involving a sociopathic killer. Westlake received numerous awards for his writing, including four Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America. His work has been praised for its wit, realism, and exploration of the psychological complexities of criminals. Despite his critical success, Westlake remained largely unknown to the general public.

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