Donald E. Westlake's Books
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The Plot ThickensThis sexy story features a debutante and a race car driver who must solve a murder, save a life, and fall in love before they spin out of control.Read More
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DVDActive, May 6, 2013
...we know about the character personally, the better the film works (sort of like any film adaptation of Donald E. Westlake’s Parker). There’s no question that, at 130 minutes, Jack Reacher is an overlong movie and the time spent filling in the title...
Taylors-Wade Hampton Patch, April 14, 2013
...and history about the creepy classic, and the crime novels of Richard Stark, the pen name of writer Donald E. Westlake. This year, I probably won’t read that many. The year’s one-third over already, and I’ve read about 35 books, many of them...
Idaho Statesman, April 4, 2013
...hrs. 10 PG (flying, fanged baboons, intense scares) - Steven Rea PARKER 2 1/2 stars. Jason Statham is Donald E. Westlake's famous "heister" in Taylor Hackford's hard-knuckle crime thriller, chasing down a gang of doublecrossers with an assist from...
PRLog, March 24, 2013
...opens the door on a fascinating and all-too-real scene of hustle and hope. One lovely riff." – Donald E. Westlake, Oscar nominated and three-time Edgar Award winner, Mystery Writers of America Grand Master, author of over a hundred crime novels, many...
New York Times, March 8, 2013
...mind and stop the deadly schemes this brilliant strategist has set in motion. Had it been written by Donald E. Westlake or someone with a similarly wicked sense of humor, THE ANDALUCIAN FRIEND (Crown, $26) might play like screwball comedy. But because...
Financial Times, March 7, 2013
New York Magazine, March 1, 2013
...Jonathan Ames recently took New York Magazine on an outing to discuss his new Byliner novella as well as the film adaptation of his canceled HBO show Bored to Death (which he's working on in addition to adaptations of Bernard Malamud's Pictures of...
Georgia Straight, May 16, 2013
...up to get their cut in the crime thriller Parker, based on the series of bestselling novels by Donald E. Westlake. Parker (Jason Statham) is a professional thief who lives by a personal code of ethics: don't steal from people who can't afford it and...
Idaho Statesman, May 16, 2013
...graphic violence, nudity, sex, profanity, drugs, adult themes) - David Hiltbrand PARKER 2 1/2 stars. Jason Statham is Donald E. Westlake's famous "heister" in Taylor Hackford's hard-knuckle crime thriller, chasing down a gang of doublecrossers with an...
Examiner.com, May 14, 2013
...fast-paced action in crime thriller film Parker directed by Academy Award nominee Taylor Hackford. It is based on Donald E. Westlake’s bestselling series penned under...
Examiner.com, May 11, 2013
...and ends there. - Robert Browning Who's a boy gonna talk to if not his mother? - Donald E. Westlake My mom is definitely my rock. - Alicia Keys Never marry a man who hates his mother, because he'll end up hating you. - Jill Bennett Of...
High-Def Digest, May 9, 2013
...The Movie Itself: Our Reviewer's Take Author Donald E. Westlake's "Parker" character is no stranger to the silver screen. The noir anti-hero has appeared in several movie adaptations -- most notably John Boorman's classic 'Point Blank...
Idaho Statesman, May 9, 2013
...graphic violence, nudity, sex, profanity, drugs, adult themes) - David Hiltbrand PARKER 2 1/2 stars. Jason Statham is Donald E. Westlake's famous "heister" in Taylor Hackford's hard-knuckle crime thriller, chasing down a gang of doublecrossers with an...
World News Network, May 7, 2013
...Lewis , character from the TV sitcom, Parker Lewis Can't Lose Parker (fictional criminal) , character in novels by Donald E. Westlake, writing under the pseudonym Richard Stark Marvel Comics Peter Parker , the secret identity of the Marvel Comics...
