Donald E. Westlake

Donald Edwin Westlake (12 July 1933 – 31 December 2008) was an American writer, with over a hundred novels and non-fiction books to his credit. He specialized in crime fiction, especially comic capers with an occasional foray into science fiction. He was a three-time Edgar Award winner, one of only two writers (the other is Joe Gores) to win Edgars in three different categories (1968, Best Novel, God Save the Mark; 1990, Best Short Story, "Too Ma... more

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  • Jul 12, 1933

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  • Dec 31, 2008 (age 75 years)

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  • Curt Clark,
  • Donald Edwin Edmund Westlake,
  • Richard Stark,
  • Donald Westlake,
  • Donald E. Westlake
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