Posted on 01/02/2009 5:44:06 AM PST by william clark
NEW YORK – Prolific mystery writer Donald Westlake has died at the age of 75.
Westlake's wife, Abigail, tells The New York Times the author collapsed as he headed to a New Year's Eve dinner while on vacation in Mexico. His wife says he apparently had a heart attack.
He and Dortmunder will be missed.
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Oops. Accidentally typed the personal comment at bottom into the main article box. If there’s a moderator who can remedy that, please do.
RIP.
The books he wrote under the name “Richard Stark” were also quite interesting. Mr. Westlake had a very creative mind and a talent for telling stories.
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