Description
Description
THE ACTOR: NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING ANDRE HOLLAND, GEMMA CHAN, TRACEY ULLMAN and TOBY JONES Donald E. Westlake's lost masterpiece MEMORY, adapted for the screen as THE ACTOR. "An unsparing look at a man adrift, it's a fitting final dispatch from a master."--Time "Terse and bleak and low-key emotional... indelible."--Entertainment Weekly THE CRIME WAS OVER IN A MINUTE -
THE CONSQUENCES LASTED A LIFETIME Hospitalized after a liaison with another man's wife ends in violence, Paul Cole has just one goal: to rebuild his shattered life. But with his memory damaged, the police hounding him, and no way even to get home, Paul's facing steep odds - and a bleak fate if he fails... This final, never-before-published novel by three-time Edgar Award winner Donald E. Westlake is a noir masterpiece, a dark and painful portrait of a man's struggle against merciless forces that threaten to strip him of his very identity.
THE CONSQUENCES LASTED A LIFETIME Hospitalized after a liaison with another man's wife ends in violence, Paul Cole has just one goal: to rebuild his shattered life. But with his memory damaged, the police hounding him, and no way even to get home, Paul's facing steep odds - and a bleak fate if he fails... This final, never-before-published novel by three-time Edgar Award winner Donald E. Westlake is a noir masterpiece, a dark and painful portrait of a man's struggle against merciless forces that threaten to strip him of his very identity.
About the Author
About the Author
Donald E. Westlake is widely regarded as one of the great crime writers of the 20th century. He won three Edgar Awards and was named a Grandmaster by the Mystery Writers of America. Many of his books have been made into movies; Westlake also wrote the screenplay for The Grifters for which he received an Academy Award nomination.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
PRAISE FOR DONALD E. WESTLAKE One of the great writers of the 20th Century.--Newsweek The novel's deeper meditations will keep you thinking long after you've closed the book.--USA Today Elegant, melancholy... a significant final work from a master.--Publishers Weekly, starred review One of his most interesting books... absolutely a must-read.--Booklist, starred review Terse and bleak and low-key emotional... indelible.--Entertainment Weekly An unsparing look at a man adrift, it's a fitting final dispatch from a master.--Time A tour-de-force that shows a master at the top of his game.--Edward Champion, Philadelphia Inquirer Relentlessly involving.--Weekly Standard Among the best novels of his brilliant career. It is pure noir writing at its best.--BookReporter A great book... it outshines anything else Westlake has done.--Craig Clarke, Somebody Dies Compelling... bleak stuff - though always with a bit of hope shining through.--The Complete Review With the unveiling of his final unpublished novel [Westlake's] range and depth as a writer are only deepened.--Barnes & Noble This is an exceptional and painful book. It is the essence of noir... one man's unceasing, provocative struggle to make good in a relentlessly grim world... Our unanimous pick for the best genre book of the year.--PornoKitsch Few novels conjure up such a state of pervasive dread...This is the noir nightmare, plain and simple. I read it in a white heat.--Vince Keenan The most terrifying identity puzzle Westlake ever crafted, and it keeps you guessing all the way.--The Westlake Review A penetrating tale, a wonderful story.--Midwest Book Review
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Hard Case Crime
Pub date:
2025-01-28
Length:
400 pages
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