Over the course of a fifty-year career, Donald Westlake published
nearly one hundred books, including not one - but two -
long-running series, starring the hard-hitting Parker and the
hapless John Dortmunder. In the six years since his death,
Westlake's reputation has only grown, with fans continuing to
marvel at his tightly constructed plots, no-nonsense prose, and
keen, even unsettling, insights into human behavior. With The
Getaway Car, we get our first glimpse at another side of Westlake
the writer: what he did when he wasn't busy making stuff up. And
it's fascinating. Setting previously published pieces, many
little-seen, alongside never-before-published material found in
Westlake's working files, the book offers a clear picture of the
man behind the books - including his background, experience, and
thoughts on his own work and that of his peers, mentors, and
influences. The book opens with revealing (and funny) fragments
from an unpublished autobiography, then goes on to offer an
extended history of private eye fiction, a conversation among
Westlake's numerous pen names, letters to friends and colleagues,
interviews, appreciations of fellow writers, and much, much more.
There's even a recipe for Sloth a la Dortmunder. Really. Rounded
out with a Foreword by Westlake's longtime friend Lawrence Block,
The Getaway Car is a fitting capstone to a storied career, and a
wonderful opportunity to revel anew in the voice and sensibility of
a master craftsman.
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