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Donald E. Westlake
Donald Edwin Westlake (1933-2008) was an American crime writer born in Brooklyn, New York. He published over a hundred novels and non-fiction books, many under pseudonyms including Richard Stark (the Parker novels), Tucker Coe, Samuel Holt and Curt Clark. He is best known for comic capers such as the Dortmunder series, alongside the hard-boiled Parker books, with occasional science fiction. He won three Edgar Awards and was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 1993.