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Westlake's (1933–2008) half-century writing career—much of which he spent as one of a dozen or so alter egos, pouring his creative soul into crime, some sf, and what his friend and collaborator Lawrence Block calls "Midcentury Erotica"—produced more than 100 books and introduced crime-fiction legends John Dortmunder and Parker, among a stable of memorable characters, to the author's readers. Westlake's nonfiction is less well known. Stahl (promotions director, Univ. of...Log In or Sign Up to Read More