{"product_id":"the-actor-isbn-9781803367743","title":"The Actor","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE ACTOR: NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING ANDRE HOLLAND, GEMMA CHAN, TRACEY ULLMAN and TOBY JONES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDonald E. Westlake's lost masterpiece MEMORY, adapted for the screen as THE ACTOR.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An unsparing look at a man adrift, it's a fitting final dispatch from a master.”—Time\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Terse and bleak and low-key emotional… indelible.\"—Entertainment Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE CRIME WAS OVER IN A MINUTE – \u003cbr\u003eTHE CONSQUENCES LASTED A LIFETIME\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHospitalized 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…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.PRAISE FOR DONALD E. WESTLAKE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the great writers of the 20th Century.—Newsweek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe novel’s deeper meditations will keep you thinking long after you’ve closed the book.—USA Today\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElegant, melancholy… a significant final work from a master.—Publishers Weekly, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of his most interesting books… absolutely a must-read.—Booklist, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTerse and bleak and low-key emotional… indelible.—Entertainment Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn unsparing look at a man adrift, it's a fitting final dispatch from a master.—Time\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA tour-de-force that shows a master at the top of his game.—Edward Champion, Philadelphia Inquirer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRelentlessly involving.—Weekly Standard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong the best novels of his brilliant career. It is pure noir writing at its best.—BookReporter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA great book… it outshines anything else Westlake has done.—Craig Clarke, Somebody Dies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCompelling… bleak stuff – though always with a bit of hope shining through.—The Complete Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the unveiling of his final unpublished novel [Westlake’s] range and depth as a writer are only deepened.—Barnes \u0026amp; Noble\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFew 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe most terrifying identity puzzle Westlake ever crafted, and it keeps you guessing all the way.—The Westlake Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA penetrating tale, a wonderful story.—Midwest Book Review\u003cb\u003eDonald E. Westlake\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Grifters\u003c\/i\u003e for which he received an Academy Award nomination.","brand":"Hard Case Crime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300878962917,"sku":"NP9781803367743","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781803367743.jpg?v=1767738001","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-actor-isbn-9781803367743","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}