Really great fun, and a glimpse into the workshop of a master.

I think you have to be a really big fan of Westlake to enjoy all of the material in this book. I'm a pretty big fan, so I enjoyed only most of it. The multiple introductions he wrote for other author's books were not my cup of tea at all. And most of his letters didn't do much either.

I think the most amazing page of this book is right at the beginning - the list of all of the books he wrote and all of the names he wrote them under! I mean, even with the small font they used, it's an amazing, overwhelming amount! I've read a lot of them, but it sure would be something to read them all!

I loved his ten most wanted books to read (even if there are only nine!) and the recipe for May's Famous Tuna Casserole that is mentioned so often in the Dortmunder series! And I think that Mr. Westlake would have been a heck of a man to know in person. I guess I have to settle for knowing him through his books, and that's a compromise I look forward to! ( )