Robert T. Westbrook (born December 24, 1945, New York City)[citation needed] is an American writer. He was born to columnist Sheilah Graham.
Westbrook was raised in Los Angeles until his teen years, when his mother moved Robert and Wendy to New York City. Robert attended the progressive Putney School and Columbia College.[citation needed]
Early career
After a summer trip to the Soviet Union, Westbrook wrote his first book at age 17, Journey Behind the Iron Curtain, which was published in 1963 by G.P. Putnam's Sons. In the 1960s, when he was at Columbia University, he was inspired to write his first novel, The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart, published by Crown in 1970. The novel became an MGM film, with an actor named Don Johnson in the title role. The film was praised by Andy Warhol for its depiction of the New York counterculture scene of the late 1960s.
In the 1980s, while living with his family in Hawaii, Westbrook began a handful of satirical mysteries set in 1950s Los Angeles.
In 1988, Westbrook was living in Greece when his mother, Sheilah Graham, died on November 17 in Palm Beach, Florida, of congestive heart failure. She left him her papers and directed him to tell her story.[1] He did so, detailing his mother's romance with Fitzgerald. He included many details omitted from Graham's best-selling 1958 memoir, Beloved Infidel. Published by HarperCollins in 1995,[2] The American magazine Kirkus Reviews considered Intimate Lies a valuable contribution to the literature on Fitzgerald and Graham.[3]
Books
The Torch Singer Trilogy
- Book One: An Overnight Sensation, Swan's Nest Canada hardcover, paperback, ebook (2014)
- Book Two: An Almost Perfect Ending, Swan's Nest Canada hardcover, paperback, ebook (2014)
Non-fiction
- Intimate Lies HarperCollins (1995), republished, Speaking Volumes, paperback, ebook (2018)[4]
Early works
- Journey Behind the Iron Curtain, G.P. Putnam's Sons (1963)
- The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart, Crown (1970)
Left Handed Police Man Mysteries
- The Left Handed Police Man, Crown (1986) Warner Books paperback (1987), republished, Speaking Volumes, paperback, ebook (2018)
- Nostalgia Kills Crown (1988), republished, Speaking Volumes, paperback, ebook (2018)
- Lady Left Crown (1990), republished, Speaking Volumes, paperback, ebook (2018)
- Rich Kids Birchlane (1992)
Howard Moon Deer Mysteries
- Ghost Dancer Signet (1998), republished, Speaking Volumes, paperback, ebook (2017)
- Warrior Circle Signet (1999), republished, Speaking Volumes, paperback, ebook (2017)
- Red Moon Signet (2000), republished, Speaking Volumes, paperback, ebook (2017)
- Ancient Enemy Signet (2001), republished, Speaking Volumes (2018)
"Turquoise Lady" Speaking Volumes, paperback, ebook (2019)
"Blue Moon," Speaking Volumes, paperback, ebook (2020)
Novels based on screenplays
- The Mexican Signet (2001), from the film starring Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt
- Insomnia Signet (2002), from the mystery thriller starring Al Pacino and Robin Williams
- The Final Cut (2004), adapted from the sci-fi thriller with Robin Williams and Mira Sorvino
- The Saudi Connection (2006) Jack Anderson and Robert Westbrook Tor/Forge