Donald E. Westlake is widely regarded as one of the great crime writers of the 20th century. He won three 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 The Grifters for which he received an Academy Award nomination.

The final unpublished novel by MWA Grandmaster - a wild, romantic road trip across America by taxi cab - demonstrates why this beloved author is so fondly remembered and so dearly missed.

A book by this guy is cause for happiness.
Stephen KingDONALD E. WESTLAKE GOES OFF THE BEATEN PATH In 1977, one of the worlds finest crime novelists turned his pen to suspense of a very different sort and the results have never been published, until now. Fans of mystery fiction have often pondered whether it would be possible to write a suspense novel without any crime at all, and in CALL ME A CAB the masterful Donald E. Westlake answered the question in his inimitable style. You wont find any crime in these pages but what you will find is a wonderful suspense story, about a New York City taxi driver hired to drive a beautiful woman all the way across America, from Manhattan to Los Angeles, where the biggest decision of her life is waiting to be made. Its Westlake at his witty, thought-provoking best, and it proves that a page-turner doesnt need to have a bomb set to go off at the end of it in order to keep sparks flying every step of the way.