by Donald E. Westlake · Belles Lettres · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782251771403
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«Pièces détachées» is a collection of crime stories by Donald E. Westlake, published by Belles Lettres in paperback (269 pages, in French).
The volume brings together twelve crime stories where the genre's tension turns into black and zany humour, with echoes of the Marx Brothers. In the title story, the narrator finds an arm when opening the rubbish chute; Westlake mixes enigmas, crimes and misunderstandings, playing with the conventions of noir fiction.
The book was published in 1999 in the «Le cabinet noir» collection; the cover bears the motto «Crimes, sourires et délires».
A title suited to fans of crime fiction who enjoy black humour and unexpected twists.
Donald Edwin Westlake was an American writer with more than one hundred novels and non-fiction books to his credit. He specialized in crime fiction, especially comic capers, with an occasional foray into science fiction and other genres. Westlake created two professional criminal characters who each starred in a long-running series: the relentless, hardboiled Parker, and John Dortmunder, who featured in a more humorous series.
