{"product_id":"the-actor-paperback","title":"The Actor - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonald E. Westlake\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE ACTOR: NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING ANDRE HOLLAND, GEMMA CHAN, TRACEY ULLMAN and TOBY JONES \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDonald E. Westlake's lost masterpiece MEMORY, adapted for the screen as THE ACTOR. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An unsparing look at a man adrift, it's a fitting final dispatch from a master.\"--Time \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Terse and bleak and low-key emotional... indelible.\"--Entertainment Weekly \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTHE CRIME WAS OVER IN A MINUTE - \u003cbr\u003eTHE CONSQUENCES LASTED A LIFETIME \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonald E. Westlake\u003c\/b\u003e is widely regarded as one of the great crime writers of the 20th century. He won\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ethree 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 28, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42692341268543,"sku":"9781803367743","price":20.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/caa9b28428885c2d398ba5f4c4b570cc.webp?v=1764995140","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-actor-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}