It's definitely an older one. Here's the first paragraph of the review I wrote:
"When author Donald E. Westlake died at the end of 2008, he left only one unpublished novel, Memory, which he had written early in his career (sometime in the '60s), but which was rejected by his agent for being "too literary" (i.e., unsellable). So, it was put in his files and never saw the light of day."
More here: http://somebodydies.blogspot.com/2010/01/memory-by-donald-e-westlake-hard-case.html
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>I read something that Lawrence Block wrote about this. I think this was one of Westlake's very early books, and I can't remember why, but it was put in a desk drawer and never published, and if I remember right, Block loved the book and tried to get Westlake to publish it.
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>>--- In rara-avis-l@ yahoogroups. com, Mark Sullivan <DJ-Anonyme@ ...> wrote:
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>>> I've just started Westlake's Memory, just out from Hard Case Crime. It is labeled his "final, never-before- published novel." However, it quickly becomes clear that this is, at a minimum, set in the past. I'm guessing early '60s by the prices cited. And this leads me to speculate that it is actually an older unpublished book by Westlake, not a recent one. Not that that's a problem. I love Westlake's early '60s books. I'm just curious. Anyone know when it was actually written? Charles? And if it's old, why hadn't it been published before.
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