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    • Pub. Date: May 2008
    • 256pp
    • Sales Rank: 90,889

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      • Pub. Date: May 2008
      • Publisher: Leisure Books
      • Format: Mass Market Paperback, 256pp
      • Sales Rank: 90,889

      Synopsis

      SOMETIMES WINNING FEELS AN AWFUL LOT LIKE LOSING.

      Cab driver Chet Conway was hoping for a good tip from his latest fare, the sort he could spend. But what he got was a tip on a horse race. Which might have turned out okay, except that when he went to collect his winnings Chet found his bookie lying dead on the living room floor.

      Chet knows he had nothing to do with it-but just try explaining that to the cops, to the two rival criminal gangs who each think Chet's working for the other, and to the dead man's beautiful sister, who has flown in from Las Vegas to avenge her brother's murder...

      • First publication in more than 35 years!

      • Best-selling author has been named a Grandmaster by the Mystery Writers of America

      • Academy Award nominee for the screenplay of "The Grifters"

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      If there is any funnier mystery novelist around, I can't imagine who it might be

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      Biography

      DONALD E. WESTLAKE has written numerous novels over the past thirty-five years under his own name and pseudonyms, including Richard Stark. Many of his books have been made into movies, including , which became the brilliant film noir Point Blank, and the 1999 smash hit Payback. He penned the Hollywood scripts for The Stepfather and The Grifters, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. The winner of three Edgar awards and a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master, Donald E. Westlake was presented with The Eye, the Private Eye Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award, at the Shamus Awards.

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      Another Westlake nugget.by BukshFett

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      March 09, 2009: A master at work, Westlake once again draws you into the underworld with well-defined characters and a healthy dose of mystery. From a prolific time for Westlake, SOMM is fast paced yet a little dated. The surprises aren't much, but as an example of setting down a steady beat and compelling character nobody does it better. Check out the Dortmunder series, Tucker Coe novels and the great Kalawa for better examples.

      Reviewing: "Somebody Owes Me Money" by Donald E. Westlakeby KevinTipple

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      March 07, 2009: "By The Light Of The Moon"

      All Chet Conway wanted was his money. Money he won through his local NYC bookie after he placed a bet on a horse. Conway drives a cab and is always getting advice from passengers. Most times he ignores what he is told and moves on to the next fare. This time his fare figured out he played the horses and gave a tip on a horse. The 20 to 1 horse ran down in Florida shortly after he placed the bet and wins. Once he collects from his bookie, Tommy McKay, he can pay off his gambling debts.

      One little problem with the plan though.

      Just a couple of hours after confirming that Conway won, Tommy McKay is very dead on his living room floor. Dropping by on his way home after work, Conway finds the body and is drawn into the investigation by the local police who don't buy his story. Especially Detective Goldman who is sure Conway knows more than he is telling. He certainly does but that wouldn't help the case any. But, Goldman isn't the only one who knows Chet Conway knows more then he is telling. Two separate gangs also believe Conway knows more as does his sister, in from Vegas, who plans on dealing justice to those responsible.

      Originally published in 1969, this June 2008 release from author Donald E. Westlake features a cynical every man just trying to make a buck and survive. He knows he is never going to be filthy rich but he also knows that, even if his bookie is dead, the bookie had to have a boss to pay the claims. With occasional flashes of bitter humor and plenty of cynicism he deals with thugs all around, a beautiful woman who is a shark in many ways, and a cop whose motives aren't obvious. Packed in 253 pages the read is full of character development, lots of action, and a strange mystery case involving Tommy McKay. The same Tommy McKay who "looked like he'd been shot in the chest with antiaircraft guns." (P.16)

      Try getting that image out of your head.

      Kevin R. Tipple © 2009

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