Donald Edwin Westlake (July 12, 1933 – December 31, 2008) 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, hard-boiled Parker (published under the pen name Richard Stark), and John Dortmunder, who featured in a more humorous series.
Books in order under the name of Richard Stark:
The Hunter – 1962
The Man with the Getaway Face – 1963
The Outfit – 1963
The Mourner – 1963
The Score – 1963
The Jugger – 1965
The Seventh – 1966
The Handle – 1966
The Damsel – 1967
The Rare Coin Score – 1967
The Green Eagle Score – 1967
The Black Ice Score – 1968
The Sour Lemon Score – 1969
The Dame – 1969
The Blackbird – 1969
Lemons Never Lie – 1969
Deadly Edge – 1971
The Slayground – 1971
Plunder Squad – 1972
Butcher’s Moon – 1974
Comeback – 1997
Backflash – 1998
Flashfire – 2000
Firebreak – 2001
Breakout – 2002
Nobody Runs Forever – 2004
Ask the Parrot – 2006
Dirty Money – 2008
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