Donald E. Westlake

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Donald Edwin Westlake July 12 1933 December 31 2008 was an American writer with over a hundred novels and nonfiction books to his credit He specialized in crime fiction especially comic capers with an occasional foray into science fiction or other genres He was a threetime Edgar Award winner one of only two writers the other is Joe Gores to win Edgars in three different categories 1968 Best Novel God Save the Mark 1990 Best Short Story Too Many Crooks 1991 Best Motion Picture Screenplay The Grifters In 1993 the Mystery Writers of America named Westlake a Grand Master the highest honor bestowed by the society Description above from the Wikipedia article Donald E Westlake licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia