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The Hunter, The First Parker Novel, Written by Donald Westlake as Richard Stark. Recommended by Mark Bertils

Advent Book Elf wrote 10 hours ago: The Hunter, The First Parker Novel, Written by Donald Westlake as Richard Stark Published: August 20 … more →

Tags: Graphic Novels, Hard Cover Fiction, darwyn cooke, IDW, Mark Bertils, The Hunter

Random Thought 12.10.09

kconway01 wrote 1 week ago: As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded by December’s bad weather, it i … more →

Tags: Photography, Quotations, winter, snow, Christmas

Influences (the good)

bwmathews wrote 2 months ago: Every author you read — whether they’re any good or not — influences you as a writ … more →

Tags: Stephen King, Robert B. Parker, Louis L'Amour, Sackett's Brand, Elmore Leonard, Carl Hiaasen, Dave Barry, Hemingway, Fitzgerald

BBAW meme2 comments

lizaanne42 wrote 3 months ago: Here’s my next post in our continuing celebration of Book Blogger Appreciation Week.  The inst … more →

Tags: Authors, bbaw, Books, Douglas Adams, Laurie R. King, p. g. wodehouse, Reading, Ulysses

Jim Thompson

fromlaurelstreet wrote 3 months ago: J. Kingston Pierce at The Rap Sheet explains why The Grifters, which I have not yet read, is one not … more →

Tags: 20th Century, American, hard crime, Not Yet Read, Book Review, hard crime fiction, Jim Thompson

Richard Stark

fromlaurelstreet wrote 3 months ago: Author Rating: A+ Hard crime thrillers written by Donald E. Westlake under the pseudonym (Richard St … more →

Tags: 20th Century, American, Author Rating: A, hard crime, Westlake, Donald E., Book Review, hard crime novels, Richard Stark

Somebody Owes Me Money by Donald E. Westlake (Lancer Books, 1969; Hard Case Crime, 2006)1 comment

vintagesleazepaperbacks wrote 3 months ago: Written a few years after Westlake stopped wearing the Alan Marshall mask for Cornith and Midwood, a … more →

Tags: pulp fiction, crime noir, lancer books, Hard Case Crime, Money, vintage crime, Humor, goofy

I sat up, and the room was full of a man with a gun.13 comments

Max Cairnduff wrote 4 months ago: I love the pulps, pulp westerns, weird tales, adventure pulps, and definitely crime pulps. At their … more →

Tags: Crime Fiction, Westlake, Donald E., Hard Case Crime, comic fiction

the last saturday of summer1 comment

lizaanne42 wrote 4 months ago: It’s Saturday again, and you all know what that means… it’s Library Day! Best snag … more →

Tags: Books, Mystery, Reading, jeffrey cohen, Authors, Douglas Adams, TV Shows, James Joyce, Sherlock Holmes

new books

lizaanne42 wrote 4 months ago: Ah, once again, ’tis Saturday, and so I have scads of new books from the library.    Big score … more →

Tags: Books, Reading, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Gilbert & Sullivan, Library

Recursive Novels About Writing Sleazecore

vintagesleazepaperbacks wrote 4 months ago: I recently came across the term “sleazecore” and I like it. I have obtained copies of tw … more →

Tags: Vintage Sleaze Paperbacks, Barry N. Malzberg, Nightstand Books, Earl Kemp, El, The man Who Wrote Dirty Books, Hal Dresner, The Spread, Spin Instact

LOL: The Dortmunder Novels2 comments

Laurel L. Russwurm wrote 5 months ago: "What's So Funny" Cover Art “LOL” means “Laugh out Loud”. In r … more →

Tags: caper, Books, books into film, Comic & Novel, crime novel, LOL, Movie, Writers, Bad News

a little bit louder and a little bit worse1 comment

lizaanne42 wrote 5 months ago: title: Baby, Would I Lie? author: Donald E. Westlake series: this is a sequel to “Trust Me on … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Books, Mystery, Reading, narrators, Authors, Reviews, Comedy-Drama, Baby

coming soon...2 comments

lizaanne42 wrote 5 months ago: I just finished reading “Baby, Would I Lie?” by Donald E. Westlake.  I want to think abo … more →

Tags: Books, Reading, Doctor Who, Authors, Reviews, The Next Doctor

are you a literary geek? umm, yes.

lizaanne42 wrote 5 months ago: A Literary Geek Meme Thanks kindly to House of Duck, who let me borrow it. 1) What author do you own … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Books, Mystery, Reading, Authors, Douglas Adams, p. g. wodehouse, William Shakespeare, Laurie R. King

Bloggiesta Wrap-Up: 3 for 13 or a 4.33 batting average -- yikes! (TSS) 13 comments

unfinishedperson wrote 6 months ago: Earlier in the week, I signed up for Natasha at Maw Books Blogs’ challenge called Bloggiesta. … more →

Tags: Books, Fiction, Book reviews, The Sunday Salon, Reading Challenges, Blogging, Book Reviews, bloggiesta

The many faces of Donald E. Westlake19 comments

unfinishedperson wrote 6 months ago: Titles: Somebody Owes Me Money, The Hunter, The Ax Author: Donald E. Westlake, Donald E. Westlake as … more →

Tags: Books, Fiction, Book reviews, Authors U-Z, Titles A-E, Titles F-J, Titles P-T, Mystery, Book Reviews

Tucker Coe1 comment

fromlaurelstreet wrote 6 months ago: Author Rating: A+ Crime thrillers written by Donald E. Westlake under the pseudonym “Tucker Co … more →

Tags: Westlake, Donald E., Mystery, Author Rating: A, mystery novels, mystery book review, tucker coe

Donald E. Westlake a.k.a. Richard Stark (TSS)

unfinishedperson wrote 6 months ago: For today’s Sunday Salon, I’ll be continuing reading the works of Donald E. Westlake as … more →

Tags: Books, Fiction, Authors U-Z, The Sunday Salon, Richard Stark


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