From: <Mbdlevin:
> The Score is better than The Mourner.
>
> Someone a while back noted that Westlake has
essentially disowned The
Jugger.
> It provides a variation from the plots that Brian
complains about, and
> Parker seems within character (takes action because
he doesn't want Joe to
> spill about who he (Parker) is, not out of
sentimental attachment). In
this
> case, I'd say Westlake is wrong about his own
book.
I wrote something about what Westlake had said about the
book. He didn't really disown it. He said he never should
have written it because Parker acted completely out of
character. He felt Parker never would have done something
like gone to help someone for no good reason. From what I
remember the excuse in the book for Parker's going to help
Joe Sheer was something like you say, but I guess Westlake
thought it was too flimsy. After all everybody seems to know
who Parker is. Occasionaly, he does have tell old
acquintances who he is because of the new face.
He did disown the books he wrote as Sam Holt because he had
written them for a different publisher on he understanding
that the real identity of Sam Holt would never be disclosed.
I think Westlake wanted to prove he could successfully write
books unlike any he had written and have them be successful
without trading on his identity. When the publisher let his
authorship slip Westlake stopped writing the series.
Mark
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