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Westlake, Donald E. Kahawa: The Africa Novel
New York, New York, U.S.A. Mysterious Press 1995 0892965339 / 9780892965335 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Near-Fine
Near-new condition - Stated First Edition - Price inside dustcover: $21.95 - NO remainder marks or price clippings - Tight spine - Bright pages - NO writing, marks or tears inside book - 477 pages - Kahawa means coffee. In Uganda in 1977, coffee, especially this particular trainload, means $6 million to whoever ends up with said train when all is said and done. Idi Amin--Uganda's violent, homocidal, certifiably insane dictator--owns most of the coffee and wants to keep it that way. Originally published in 1981. FROM THE PUBLISHER A mile long, rusty, and worth a fortune, a freight train is steaming through the heart of Idi Amin's mad, tortured, and corrupt Uganda, loaded down with kahawa, Swahili for coffee. And what the bloodletter Amin doesn't know, what his most beautiful spy has not been able to wring out of her latest victim, is that the train and six million dollars worth of coffee are about to disappear into the hands of a swashbuckling band of mercenaries and moneymakers. From the plodding enforcer Frank Lanigan, to the spirited pilot Ellen Gillespie and her heroic lover Lew Brady, the soldiers in this sting have their own motives and methods. Trapped amongst imperialists, crooks, and killers, the thieves are practically daring Amin to wake up and smell the coffee. And if the great dictator doesn't stop their heist, one of their own just might.
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Westlake, Donald E. Put a Lid on It
Warner Books 2002 0892967188 / 9780892967186 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine
Near-new copy - Appears unread - NO remainder marks or price clippings - Stated First Edition - Price inside dustcover: $23.95 - Tight spine - Bright pages - NO writing, marks or tears inside book - 247 pages - Francis Xavier Meehan (Meehan to his friends, "Halt!" to the cops) has ten thousand rules to live by, but only one way to make a living: stealing. Then a man in a checked jacket from Washington comes to meet Meehan in the Manhattan Correctional Center with an offer Meehan cannot refuse." "For somewhere out there is an October Surprise that may dethrone the sitting president of the United States. The Washington man wants Meehan to steal the incriminating evidence and keep the president's secret in the dark. What Meehan gets out of the deal is his freedom - and maybe a little something on the side. What the president gets is another term in the White House - instead of one in jail." Yet on the plane ride down to meet more guys from Washington (but with better suits), the well-thought-out plan begins to unravel. The problem Meehan faces is that no one in Washington can keep a lip buttoned - and a bunch of politicos, spies, and thugs are leaking trouble his way. Suddenly it seems that Meehan's mission is about to go the way of Watergate. There's only one difference: This time they chose the right guy for the job. Hail to the thief!
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Westlake, Donald E. Sacred Monster: A Comedy Of Madness
New York, New York, U.S.A. Mysterious Press 1989 0892961775 / 9780892961771 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine
A photo of this book is available. Fine condition. Stated First Printing. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $17.95. Number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Tight spine, clean pages. 231 pages. Publishers Weekly: Prolific Westlake displays yet again the originality that won him an Edgar Award for God Save the Mark and praise for books ranging from deadly thrillers through boffo comics. This novel is organized as a series of film flashbacks and forwards, with movie star Jack Pine speaking to an interviewer, Michael O'Connor. Stoned on drugs, Pine describes how his lifelong friend, Buddy Pal, helped him rise from lean beginnings to the top in Hollywood. A foreboding air pervades the recital of Pine's shameful past; though a habitual user of people, he remains unaware that Pal is using him. Sensing the character's moral rot, the reader is nevertheless seduced by the secrets spilling from Pine's unguarded tongue. Even with prescience, we are floored by the author's ingenious revelation of what happened and by the ultimate impact of O'Connor's role as a interviewer. (May) Library Journal In his own inimitable comic style, full of wit, black humor, and grand gesture, Westlake limns the life of Jack Pine, fabulously wealthy but drug-hazed and slightly mad movie star. As the plot progresses (depending on the current clarity or cloudiness of his mind), Jack delivers a series of carefully orchestrated flashbacks to an interviewer revelatory of his acting career, ex-wives, paternity suits, and ubiquitous best friend/sponge Buddy Pal. The scenes twist bitterly into the present, and the true reasons for the drugs and the interview become clear. Fun and chuckles until the darkly humorous, surprising conclusion to this mystery.-- REK
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Westlake, Donald E. Sacred Monster: A Comedy Of Madness
New York, New York, U.S.A. Mysterious Press 1989 0892961775 / 9780892961771 First Edition Hard Cover Near-Fine Near-Fine
Near-fine condition. Stated First Printing. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $17.95. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Tight spine, clean pages. 231 pages. Pages show light tanning. Dustcover is clean, shows light wear (NO tears). Publishers Weekly Prolific Westlake displays yet again the originality that won him an Edgar Award for God Save the Mark and praise for books ranging from deadly thrillers through boffo comics. This novel is organized as a series of film flashbacks and forwards, with movie star Jack Pine speaking to an interviewer, Michael O'Connor. Stoned on drugs, Pine describes how his lifelong friend, Buddy Pal, helped him rise from lean beginnings to the top in Hollywood. A foreboding air pervades the recital of Pine's shameful past; though a habitual user of people, he remains unaware that Pal is using him. Sensing the character's moral rot, the reader is nevertheless seduced by the secrets spilling from Pine's unguarded tongue. Even with prescience, we are floored by the author's ingenious revelation of what happened and by the ultimate impact of O'Connor's role as a interviewer. (May) Library Journal In his own inimitable comic style, full of wit, black humor, and grand gesture, Westlake limns the life of Jack Pine, fabulously wealthy but drug-hazed and slightly mad movie star. As the plot progresses (depending on the current clarity or cloudiness of his mind), Jack delivers a series of carefully orchestrated flashbacks to an interviewer revelatory of his acting career, ex-wives, paternity suits, and ubiquitous best friend/sponge Buddy Pal. The scenes twist bitterly into the present, and the true reasons for the drugs and the interview become clear. Fun and chuckles until the darkly humorous, surprising conclusion to this mystery.-- REK
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Westlake, Donald E. The Ax
New York, New York, U.S.A. Mysterious Press 1997 0892965878 / 9780892965878 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine
Like-new copy. Appears unread. Stated First Printing. Price inside dustcover: $23.00. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine, bright pages. NO writing, marks or tears. Synopsis Burke Devore is a paper company manager, a man who can tell you everything you ever wanted to know about bleaching processes and the edible wood pulp they put in ice cream. For twenty-five years Burke has provided for his family and played by the rules. Until now. Now Devore is slipping away: from his wife, his family, and from all norms of civilized behavior. Burke Devore wants his life back. And he will do anything to get it. Donald E. Westlake has written a tale of dark, mesmerizing power about one quiet, ordinary victim of corporate downsizing - who reacts in a most extraordinary way. From his attempts to land a new job, to the growing rift between him and his loved ones, Devore knows that he is running out of time. Believing that there is just one way to earn the only job he has a chance of getting, he sets off on a path from which there can be no turning back - no matter how bizarre and violent, no matter who gets in the way; no matter how evil Burke Devore becomes. Burke Devore is gunning for his competition, and it's getting easier every time...
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