Westlake: 101 books

CRIME AND MYSTERY STORIES BY 20 VENDORS OF VILLAINY Mystery Writers of America is pleased to present this sinister volume of larceny, deception, and murder, brought to you by the very finest purveyors of perfidy. Donald E. Westlake tells a tale of a cheating wife who tries to turn the...

Critically acclaimed for his recent bestseller, "The Ax, " Westlake returns with a tale of twisted psychological suspense involving two cunning authors--and one deadly proposition.

Featuring Westlake's hapless hero John Dortmunder, this original compilation of short stories ties in to the author's latest Dortmunder hardcover, "The Road to Ruin."

JAILED FOR A JOKE It isn't easy going to jail for a practical joke. Of course, this particular joke left 20 cars wrecked on the highway and two politicians' careers in tatters - so jail is where Harold Künt landed. Now he's just trying to keep a low profile in the Big House. He wants no part...

In Donald E. Westlake's classic caper novels, the bad get better, the good slide a bit, and Lord help anyone caught between a thief named John Dortmunder and the current object of his attention. However, being caught red-handed is inevitable in Dortmunder's next production, when a TV producer...

The multi-award-winning, widely-acclaimed mystery master Donald E. Westlake delivers a masterpiece with this brilliant, laser-sharp tale of the deadly consequences of corporate downsizing. Burke Devore is a middle-aged manager at a paper company when the cost-cutting ax falls, and he is laid...

They Also Serve by Donald E. Westlake.

Contains two Donald E. Westlake novellas, A Travesty and Ordo. THE MOVIE STAR AND THE MOVIE CRITIC - HOW FAR WOULD THEY GO TO KEEP THEIR SECRETS BURIED? In New York City, movie critic Carey Thorpe has just murdered his girlfriend - well, one of his girlfriends (not to be confused with...

Gracie Peyton’s list of problems keeps growing, but she should have seen it coming. After all, she’s been seeing it coming for years. Suddenly tasked with running her father’s car dealership, it isn’t long before she crosses paths with hapless Officer Mueller, an ambitious police constable...

“She promised that she’d help me - but no one could silence those voices that haunted my dreams at night…” Richard My family might be worth billions, but we’ve always been proud to serve our country in the military, in every generation. I put in my four tours of duty - but they left...

“I watched as the man reeled from the heavy punch.  I couldn’t believe the ferocity with which these men fought - and I couldn’t understand what it was doing inside of me…” When her best friend Alexis insists on dragging newly single (better than recently dumped) Caroline out to...

Although seventy-eight years have passed since the Battle of the Somme was fought, interest in this, the bloodiest battle of the First World War, has never waned. Ray Westlake has collated all the information so painstakingly gathered, to produce a comprehensive compendium of the exact movements of...

Never fall in love with your employer. Any respectable governess knew the cardinal rule. Christine Aubrey prided herself on her devotion to her charges, never suspecting that one day a former pupil would tempt her to break every rule in the book. Theodore Blake was a “good boy” who grew up into...

Beautiful Prince Jasen wants for nothing, and is set to inherit his kingdom. Today he lounges in bed, admiring the beauty of his servant, but today is also the day of the Choosing, when seven men and women are selected to be sent to the Broken Temple as sacrifices to the ancient and powerful minotaur.With...