The Hunter

The Hunter

Author: Richard Stark

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2009-09-15

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 0226772845

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She shot him just above the belt and left him for dead. Then they torched the house, with Parker in it, and took the money he had helped them steal. It all went down just the way they'd planned, except for one thing: Parker didn't die. In The Hunter, the first volume in the Parker series, our ruthless antihero roars into New York City, seeking revenge on the woman who betrayed him and on the man who took his money, stealing and scamming his way to redemption. The volume that kickstarted Parker's forty-plus-year career of larceny—and inspired the 1967 motion picture Point Blank, starring Lee Marvin—The Hunter is back, ready to thrill a new generation of noir fans.


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Download or read book The Hunter written by Richard Stark and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009-09-15 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She shot him just above the belt and left him for dead. Then they torched the house, with Parker in it, and took the money he had helped them steal. It all went down just the way they'd planned, except for one thing: Parker didn't die. In The Hunter, the first volume in the Parker series, our ruthless antihero roars into New York City, seeking revenge on the woman who betrayed him and on the man who took his money, stealing and scamming his way to redemption. The volume that kickstarted Parker's forty-plus-year career of larceny—and inspired the 1967 motion picture Point Blank, starring Lee Marvin—The Hunter is back, ready to thrill a new generation of noir fans.

Flashfire

Flashfire

Author: Richard Stark

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2011-07-15

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 0226770648

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Between Parker’s 1961 debut and his return in the late 1990s, the whole world of crime changed. Now fake IDs and credit cards had to be purchased from specialists; increasingly sophisticated policing made escape and evasion tougher; and, worst of all, money had gone digital—the days of cash-stuffed payroll trucks were long gone. But cash isn’t everything: Flashfire and Firebreak find Parker going after, respectively, a fortune in jewels and a collection of priceless paintings. In Flashfire, Parker’s in West Palm Beach, competing with a crew that has an unhealthy love of explosions. When things go sour, Parker finds himself shot and trapped—and forced to rely on a civilian to survive. Firebreak takes Parker to a palatial Montana "hunting lodge" where a dot-com millionaire hides a gallery of stolen old masters—which will fetch Parker a pretty penny if his team can just get it past the mansion’s tight security. The forests of Montana are an inhospitable place for a heister when well-laid plans fall apart, but no matter how untamed the wilderness, Parker’s guaranteed to be the most dangerous predator around.


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Download or read book Flashfire written by Richard Stark and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2011-07-15 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between Parker’s 1961 debut and his return in the late 1990s, the whole world of crime changed. Now fake IDs and credit cards had to be purchased from specialists; increasingly sophisticated policing made escape and evasion tougher; and, worst of all, money had gone digital—the days of cash-stuffed payroll trucks were long gone. But cash isn’t everything: Flashfire and Firebreak find Parker going after, respectively, a fortune in jewels and a collection of priceless paintings. In Flashfire, Parker’s in West Palm Beach, competing with a crew that has an unhealthy love of explosions. When things go sour, Parker finds himself shot and trapped—and forced to rely on a civilian to survive. Firebreak takes Parker to a palatial Montana "hunting lodge" where a dot-com millionaire hides a gallery of stolen old masters—which will fetch Parker a pretty penny if his team can just get it past the mansion’s tight security. The forests of Montana are an inhospitable place for a heister when well-laid plans fall apart, but no matter how untamed the wilderness, Parker’s guaranteed to be the most dangerous predator around.

The Handle

The Handle

Author: Richard Stark

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2011-05-01

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 0226772837

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In The Handle, Parker is enlisted by the mob to knock off an island casino guarded by speedboats and heavies, forty miles from the Texas coast. With double-crosses and double-dealings from the word go, Parker knows the line between success and failure on this score would be exactly the length of the barrel of a .38.


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Download or read book The Handle written by Richard Stark and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Handle, Parker is enlisted by the mob to knock off an island casino guarded by speedboats and heavies, forty miles from the Texas coast. With double-crosses and double-dealings from the word go, Parker knows the line between success and failure on this score would be exactly the length of the barrel of a .38.

Deadly Edge

Deadly Edge

Author: Richard Stark

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2010-09-15

Total Pages: 230

ISBN-13: 0226772969

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Deadly Edge bids a brutal adieu to the 1960s as Parker robs a rock concert, and the heist goes south. Soon Parker finds himself—and his woman, Claire—menaced by a pair of sadistic, strung-out killers who want anything but a Summer of Love. Parker has a score to settle while Claire’s armed with her first rifle—and they’re both ready to usher in the end of the Age of Aquarius.


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Download or read book Deadly Edge written by Richard Stark and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-09-15 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deadly Edge bids a brutal adieu to the 1960s as Parker robs a rock concert, and the heist goes south. Soon Parker finds himself—and his woman, Claire—menaced by a pair of sadistic, strung-out killers who want anything but a Summer of Love. Parker has a score to settle while Claire’s armed with her first rifle—and they’re both ready to usher in the end of the Age of Aquarius.

The Mourner

The Mourner

Author: Richard Stark

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2010-06-15

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 0226772888

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The Mourner is a story of convergence—of cultures and of guys with guns. Hot on the trail of a statue stolen from a fifteenth-century French tomb, Parker enters a world of eccentric art collectors, greedy foreign officials, and shady KGB agents. Hired by a shifty dame who has something he needs, Parker will find out just who intends to bury whom—and who he needs to kill to finish the job.


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Download or read book The Mourner written by Richard Stark and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mourner is a story of convergence—of cultures and of guys with guns. Hot on the trail of a statue stolen from a fifteenth-century French tomb, Parker enters a world of eccentric art collectors, greedy foreign officials, and shady KGB agents. Hired by a shifty dame who has something he needs, Parker will find out just who intends to bury whom—and who he needs to kill to finish the job.

The Man with Getaway Face

The Man with Getaway Face

Author: Richard Stark

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2009-09-15

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 0226772861

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In New York there was a contract on his life. In Nebraska there was an unscrupulous plastic surgeon guarded by a punch-drunk fighter. And somewhere in New Jersey there was an armored car stuffed with money. In the middle of it all was Parker. Parker goes under the knife in The Man with the Getaway Face, changing his face to escape the mob and a contract on his life. Along the way he scores his biggest heist yet, but there’s a catch—a beautiful, dangerous catch who goes by the name Alma.


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Download or read book The Man with Getaway Face written by Richard Stark and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009-09-15 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In New York there was a contract on his life. In Nebraska there was an unscrupulous plastic surgeon guarded by a punch-drunk fighter. And somewhere in New Jersey there was an armored car stuffed with money. In the middle of it all was Parker. Parker goes under the knife in The Man with the Getaway Face, changing his face to escape the mob and a contract on his life. Along the way he scores his biggest heist yet, but there’s a catch—a beautiful, dangerous catch who goes by the name Alma.

The Outfit

The Outfit

Author: Richard Stark

Publisher:

Published: 1998-12-01

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 9780446674676

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Sporting a brand new face and fierce determination, Parker plots revenge on Bronson--the criminal mastermind behind the Outfit who tried to kill him--by orchestrating twelve robberies in Outfit territory and waiting in the shadows for a one-on-one confrontation with Bronson--who is running scared. Reprint.


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Download or read book The Outfit written by Richard Stark and published by . This book was released on 1998-12-01 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sporting a brand new face and fierce determination, Parker plots revenge on Bronson--the criminal mastermind behind the Outfit who tried to kill him--by orchestrating twelve robberies in Outfit territory and waiting in the shadows for a one-on-one confrontation with Bronson--who is running scared. Reprint.

Comeback

Comeback

Author: Richard Stark

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2011-04-15

Total Pages: 307

ISBN-13: 0226772993

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After the bloodbath of Butcher’s Moon, the action-filled blowout Parker adventure, Donald Westlake said, "Richard Stark proved to me that he had a life of his own by simply disappearing. He was gone." And for nearly twenty-five years, he stayed away, while readers waited. But nothing bad is truly gone forever, and Parker’s as bad as they come. According to Westlake, one day in 1997, “suddenly, he came back from the dead, with a chalky prison pallor”—and the resulting novel, Comeback, showed that neither Stark nor Parker had lost a single step. Knocking over a highly lucrative religious revival show, Parker reminds us that not all criminals don ski masks—some prefer to hide behind the wings of fallen angels.


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Download or read book Comeback written by Richard Stark and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2011-04-15 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the bloodbath of Butcher’s Moon, the action-filled blowout Parker adventure, Donald Westlake said, "Richard Stark proved to me that he had a life of his own by simply disappearing. He was gone." And for nearly twenty-five years, he stayed away, while readers waited. But nothing bad is truly gone forever, and Parker’s as bad as they come. According to Westlake, one day in 1997, “suddenly, he came back from the dead, with a chalky prison pallor”—and the resulting novel, Comeback, showed that neither Stark nor Parker had lost a single step. Knocking over a highly lucrative religious revival show, Parker reminds us that not all criminals don ski masks—some prefer to hide behind the wings of fallen angels.

Breakout

Breakout

Author: Richard Stark

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2008-04-03

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 1849166242

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Even Parker makes mistakes. Locked up in a prison from which no one has ever escaped, it's only a matter of time before the law uncovers his real name - and his extensive criminal past. To get out, Parker must take on the only accomplices he can find - yet his fellow convicts demand a price: help with another job. Their plan has too many weak links. And Parker isn't a man who likes complications. But with a big potential payoff and no other options, Parker is willing to chance it, just this once.


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Download or read book Breakout written by Richard Stark and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2008-04-03 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even Parker makes mistakes. Locked up in a prison from which no one has ever escaped, it's only a matter of time before the law uncovers his real name - and his extensive criminal past. To get out, Parker must take on the only accomplices he can find - yet his fellow convicts demand a price: help with another job. Their plan has too many weak links. And Parker isn't a man who likes complications. But with a big potential payoff and no other options, Parker is willing to chance it, just this once.

Plunder Squad

Plunder Squad

Author: Richard Stark

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2010-09-15

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 0226772918

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“Hearing the click behind him, Parker threw his glass straight back over his right shoulder, and dove off his chair to the left.” When a job looks like amateur hour, Parker walks away. But even a squad of seasoned professionals can’t guarantee against human error in a high-risk scam. Can an art dealer with issues unload a truck of paintings with Parker’s aid? Or will the heist end up too much of a human interest story, as luck runs out before Parker can get in on the score?


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Download or read book Plunder Squad written by Richard Stark and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-09-15 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Hearing the click behind him, Parker threw his glass straight back over his right shoulder, and dove off his chair to the left.” When a job looks like amateur hour, Parker walks away. But even a squad of seasoned professionals can’t guarantee against human error in a high-risk scam. Can an art dealer with issues unload a truck of paintings with Parker’s aid? Or will the heist end up too much of a human interest story, as luck runs out before Parker can get in on the score?