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Mystery
The Italian Job meets Ocean's Eleven in "the kookiest... craziest" crime caper ever written by crime fiction Grandmaster Donald Westlake (New York Times). Four teams of international thieves race through Paris to steal a... See More
Humor & Satire
"A boffo performance" of crime, romance, and tabloid journalism from the three-time Edgar Award-winning author of Baby, Would I Lie? (Publishers Weekly). Sara Joslyn is fresh from journalism school and ready to take on... See More
Crime Fiction
A hapless thief is drafted by a gang of nuns in need, in a novel by an Edgar Award winner who "has no peer in the realm of comic mystery novelists" (San Francisco Chronicle). It was supposed to be a simple caviar heist... See More
Humor & Satire
In the comfort station at Bryant Park, worlds collide and lives are changed forever Look past the grandeur of the famous New York Public Library and you will see the true architectural marvel of Forty-Second Street: the... See More
Humor & Satire
The three-time Edgar Award-winning Grand Master of Mystery serves up a dangerous case of mistaken identity in "the best spy comedy I have ever read" (The New York Times). J. Eugene Raxford is not what anyone would call a... See More
Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
At a mental institution, Mitch Tobin searches for a patient with a violent sense of humor Mitch Tobin is about to be committed. Since his abrupt dismissal from the NYPD, Tobin's nerves have been frayed, and if it wasn't for... See More
A desperate man is trying to find his partner's killer by means of astrology, and resist as he may, ex-cop Mitch Tobin is destined to help him do it. Disgraced ex-cop Mitch Tobin is digging in his basement when he meets... See More
"Merriment, mayhem and a plot that really keeps you guessing" from the Grand Master of Mystery and author of the John Dortmunder novels (Kirkus Reviews). The corpse isn't anybody special -- a low-level drug courier -- but... See More
Crime Fiction
Edgar Award Finalist: A comical crime caper "filled with action and imagination" (The New York Times Book Review). John Dortmunder leaves jail with ten dollars, a train ticket, and nothing to make money on but his good... See More
Mystery
Working night security at a museum, ex-cop Mitchell Tobin finds a naked corpse on display in this crime novel by the Edgar Award-winning author. When he first met Linda Campbell, Mitchell Tobin was nothing more to her than... See More
Mystery
When some West Village hippie kids get mixed up with the mob, the results are murder -- and ex-cop Mitch Tobin tries to clean up the mess. On the outskirts of Greenwich Village, among a wasteland of warehouses and... See More
"A delightfully feisty, smart heroine" is up against a country music killer in this comic thriller from the Edgar Award-winning author of Trust Me on This (Publishers Weekly). Having endured the seedy world of tabloid... See More
Mystery
This Edgar Award winner is a "raucously funny" novel of crime, con artists, and a poor sucker caught in the middle, by the author of the Dortmunder series (Kirkus Reviews). If there is a scam operating anywhere, sooner or... See More
Mystery
In Donald E. Westlake's Get Real, the bad get better, the good slide a bit, and Lord help anyone caught between a thief and the current object of his attention: laughs "land on every page" (New York Times). Getting caught... See More
This "high comedy of errors [and] murder" with a cat-and-mouse plot is "real fun on the run" from the Edgar Award-winning Grand Master of Mystery (Kirkus Reviews). Charlie Poole is a bum. His friends know it. His gangster... See More
Mystery
The hunt is on for a valuable statue in this comic crime thriller from "the funniest man in the world" (The Washington Post). A small South American republic has decided to capitalize on its national symbol: a prized gold... See More
Crime Fiction
A crew of thieves hopes to hijack a mobile home full of money in this crime caper from "the funniest man in the world" (The Washington Post). John Dortmunder has been working an encyclopedia-selling scam while waiting for... See More
Political
An ailing ex-president attempts to return to the world stage Few retirements are tougher than that of a former president. For more than a decade, the once-powerful Bradford Lockridge, whose presidency was cut short after one... See More
A couple's insurance scam could turn a faked death into a real one, in this witty crime thriller by the Edgar Award-winning author of the Dortmunder novels. After more than a decade of skipping out on their debts, Lola and... See More
Crime Fiction
Be careful what you steal... A fast-paced crime caper from the Edgar Award-winning author and "funniest man in the world" (The Washington Post Book World). The Byzantine Fire is much more than a ninety-carat ruby. As a... See More
Crime Fiction
An inside-job art heist goes awry in this "wildly funny" crime novel by the Edgar Award-winning author (The New York Times Book Review). It would take a miracle to keep Dortmunder out of jail. Though he cased the... See More
Crime Fiction
This rollicking tale of an aging robber who wants to blow up a reservoir "will keep readers laughing" (Publishers Weekly). In his day, Tom was a hard man. He came up with Dillinger in the 1930s, and pulled a lot of... See More
A mob boss hires an ex-cop to find his mistress's killer in "the kind of tight lipped, hard mouthed story... which Chandler initiated and which Bogart immortalized" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). Six months ago, Mitchell... See More
Crime Fiction
A kidnapping plan cribbed from a crime novel goes hilariously wrong for gang boss John Dortmunder -- from the Edgar Award-winning author of Bank Shot. When his "friend" Andy Kelp has a plan, career criminal John... See More
Humor & Satire
One man's quest to make history -- and a lot of money: "High entertainment" from the three-time Edgar Award-winning Grand Master of Mystery (Elmore Leonard). Kirby Galway may be a low-level marijuana smuggler in Belize... See More
Literary Criticism
"This is a book for everyone, anyone who likes mystery novels or good writing or wit and passion and intelligence." -- The New York Times Over the course of a fifty-year career, Donald E. Westlake published nearly one... See More
Literature & Fiction
The final unpublished novel by MWA Grandmaster - a wild, romantic road trip across America by taxi cab - demonstrates why this beloved author is so fondly remembered and so dearly missed. "A book by this guy is cause for... See More
Literature & Fiction
What will a group of monks do when their century-old monastery in New York City is threatened with demolition to make room for a new high-rise? What will a group of monks do when their two-century-old monastery in New York... See More
Crime Fiction
The Grand Master of Mystery delivers "nerve-end-entertainment" when two of New York's finest set out to become two of New York's richest (Kirkus Reviews). Tom and Joe have been walking the beat on the mean streets of the... See More