Edwin West: Brother and Sister, Campus Doll, Young and Innocent, all 1961; Strange Affair, 1962; Campus Lovers, 1963, one 1966 short story.
John B. Allan: Elizabeth Taylor: A Fascinating Story of America’s Most Talented Actress and the World’s Most Beautiful Woman, 1961, biography.
Don Holliday: Pseudonym used by Westlake for two collaborative soft-core novels (with various authors, including Hal Dresner and Lawrence Block) in 1963/64.
Curt Clark: Debuted in 1964 with the short story “Nackles”. Noveclass="underline" Anarchaos, 1967, science fiction.
Barbara Wilson: One co-authored novel with Laurence Janifer (The Pleasures We Know, 1964); Janifer also used this name for at least one solo novel with no involvement from Westlake.
Tucker Coe: 5 mystery novels featuring the character of Mitch Tobin: Kinds of Love, Kinds of Death, 1966; Murder Among Children, 1967; Wax Apple and A Jade in Aries, both 1970; Don’t Lie to Me, 1972.
P.N. Castor: Pseudonym used for one 1966 short story co-authored with Dave Foley.
Timothy J. Culver: Ex Officio, 1970, thriller.
J. Morgan Cunningham: Comfort Station, 1971, humor. Cover features the blurb, “I wish I had written this book! — Donald E. Westlake.”
Samuel Holt: 4 mystery novels featuring the character of Sam Holt, 1986–1989: One of Us is Wrong and I Know a Trick Worth Two of That, both 1986; What I Tell You Three Times is False, 1987; The Fourth Dimension is Death, 1989. Westlake used the Holt pseudonym as an experiment to see if he could succeed as an author under a new name; he was dismayed when his publisher revealed the true identity of “Holt” simultaneously with the release of the first book. Westlake subsequently delivered all four books he had contracted for as Holt, but abandoned plans to write at least two further books in the series.
Judson Jack Carmichaeclass="underline" The Scared Stiff, 2002, mystery; U.K. editions dropped the pseudonym.
Short Fiction Bibliography
Chronological
1951
Veronica, The Vincentian, May 1951
My Father’s Chair, The Vincentian, May 1951
And You (poem), The Vincentian, May 1951
1954
Or Give Me Death, Universe Science Fiction, November 1954
The Appointment, Fantastic, December 1954
1957
The Blonde Lieutenant, Rogue, July 1957
1958
Arrest, Manhunt, January 1958
Fluorocarbons Are Here to Stay! Science Fiction Stories, March 1958
Everybody Killed Sylvia, Mystery Digest, May 1958
Matin’s Place, Escapade, August 1958
The Devil’s Printer, Mystery Digest, September 1958
Sinner or Saint, Mystery Digest, December 1958
1959
Rumble Bait, Off Beat Detective Stories, February 1959
Decoy for Murder, Mystery Digest March, 1959
Death for Sale, Mystery Digest, April 1959
And Then He Went Away, Future Science Fiction, June 1959
Journey to Death, Mystery Digest, June 1959
One on a Desert Island, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, June 1959
The Terror Queen! Two-Fisted Detective Stories, July 1959
Terror’s Sultry Sister! Web Detective Stories, July 1959
Birth of a Monster, Super Science Fiction, August 1959
Death Wears a Bikini! Two-Fisted Detective Stories, September 1959
The Ledge Bit, Mystery Digest, September/October 1959
Knife Fighter, Guilty Detective Story Magazine, November 1959
Scramble My Brains! Off Beat Detective Stories, November 1959
The Last Ghost, Mystery Digest, November-December 1959
The Best-Friend Murder, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, December 1959
1960
Requiem for a Tramp! Two-Fisted Detective Stories, January 1960
An Empty Threat, Manhunt, February 1960
Travelers Far and Wee, Science Fiction Stories, May 1960
Fresh Out of Prison (You Put on Some Weight), Guilty Detective Story Magazine, June 1960
Friday Night, Tightrope!, June 1960
Elephant Blues, 77 Sunset Strip, July 1960
Anatomy of an Anatomy, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, September 1960
Cat Killers, Shock: The Magazine of Terrifying Tales, September 1960
The Curious Facts Preceding My Execution, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, September 1960
Come Back, Come Back, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, October 1960
Good Night! Good Night! Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, December 1960
Man of Action, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, December 1960
1961
Break-Out, Ed McBain’s Mystery Book #3, 1961
A Time to Die, The Saint Mystery Magazine, [UK] March 1961
Just a Little Impractical Joke, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, March 1961
Never Shake a Family Tree, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, March 1961
The Risk Profession, Amazing Stories, March 1961
Call Him Nemesis, If, September 1961
They Also Serve, Analog Science Fact & Fiction, September 1961
The Feel of the Trigger, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, October 1961
The Spy in the Elevator, Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1961
Meteor Strike! Amazing Stories, November 1961
1962
A Toast to the Damned! Off Beat Detective Stories, May 1962
Look Before You Leap, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, May 1962
Lock Your Door, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, August 1962
The Earthman’s Burden, Galaxy Science Fiction, October 1962
The Sound of Murder, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, December 1962