The hunter by richard stark, 9780226770994, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In 1962 he created the master thief parker and began a series of novels that have been recognized as seminal works of crime fiction. Browse audiobooks written by richard stark sorted by best selling this month page 1 audiobooks. The mystery writers of america bestowed their grand master award on westlake in 1993, and if slayground is representative of the westlakes quality of writing and storylines he certainly deserved the. In 1993, the mystery writers of america bestowed the societys highest honor on westlake, naming him a grand master. But somehow the sweet heist of a college football game turns sour. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Outnumbered and outgunned, parker cant afford a single miscalcu.
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We are dedicated to providing topquality audio content. Parker is no stranger to thinking on his feet, and slayground makes him do so quite often in its pages. A relatively easy job just bungled by the poor driving of a second rate wheelman parker knew he shouldnt have brought on to the job. There is no such thing as a free lunch but it takes josh redmont a while to figure that out.
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Slayground by richard stark 2010, paperback for sale. Richard stark 19332008, wrote dozens of novels under his own name and a rainbow of other pseudonyms. Richard stark is the most famous pseudonym of worldrenowned author donald westlake 19332008. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Anyone know why there is not an audiobook version of this book. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Donald edwin westlake july 12, 1933 december 31, 2008 was an american writer, with. Feel free to recommend other authors that i may have overlooked. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The man with the getaway face by richard stark the hunter by richard stark the. Parker, the ruthless antihero of richard stark s eponymous mystery novels, is one of the most unforgettable characters in hardboiled noir.
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After the publication of butchers moon in 1974, donald westlake said. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Starring peter coyote, mel smith and billie whitelaw, the film is adapted from slayground, the 14th parker novel although the main character has been renamed to stone in this adaptation, written by donald westlake under the name richard stark. If you liked the movie home alone and could do without the comedy bits then you might be interested in trying slayground, the fourteenth parker novel by richard stark.
Slayground the parker novels richard stark, joe barrett on. Many of his books have been adapted for film, most notably the hunter, which became the 1967 noir point blank and the 1999 smash payback. The hunter becomes prey, as a heist goes sour and parker finds himself trapped in a shuttered amusement park, besieged b. And seven men were safely holed up in different places while parker held all the cash. The awardwinning graphic novel series adapting one of crimefictions most famous and hardboiled characters. Idw has announced that darwyn cooke will be once again going into the world of richard starks parker with slayground. Richard stark audio books, best sellers, author bio. Lauded by critics for his taut realism, unapologetic amorality, and razorsharp prosestyle, stark is a master of crime writing, his books as influential as any in the genre.
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