Comeback: A Parker Novel (The Parker Novels)
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- Synopsis
- The long-awaited return of the legendary thief created by Richard Stark (aka Donald Westlake) in &“a riveting tale of betrayal and escape&” (Chicago Tribune). Foreword by Lawrence Block 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. &“Parker has not lost his touch—or his nerve . . . In a world of warped values, an honest crook like Parker is a true treasure.&” —Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review &“Comeback is brisker, faster, and funnier than the earlier novels . . . Elmore Leonard wouldn&’t write what he does if Stark hadn&’t been there before. And Quentin Tarantino wouldn&’t write what he does without Leonard . . . Old master that he is, Stark does all of them one better.&” —Los Angeles Times &“Energy and imagination light up virtually every page, as does some of the best hard-boiled prose ever to grace the noir genre.&” —Publishers Weekly
- Copyright:
- 2011
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 304 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780226772998
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780226770581
- Publisher:
- The University of Chicago Press
- Date of Addition:
- 11/04/24
- Copyrighted By:
- Richard Stark
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.