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As an homage to westlake, renowned author stephen king decided to name the main villain in the book, dark half, george stark. Flashfire is non stop action novel full of suspense and intrigue. How does stark know so much about the mechanics of crime. When things go sour, parker finds himself shot and trapped and forced to rely on a. About flashfire in a midwestern city, parker calmly tosses a firebomb through a plateglass window, while some newfound partners in crime take down a nearby bank. Flashfire by terry teachout,richard stark free shipping. A professional thief, parker is the main protagonist of 24 of the 28 novels westlake wrote under the pseudonym richard stark. Richard stark pseudonym of donald westlake wrote a series of novels concerning the antihero parker. Donald e westlake and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Nov 01, 2000 richard stark, the dark pseudonym of donald westlake, has written with flashfire 23 books about parker. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
A parker novel richard stark, read by mark peckham. Westlake 19332008, a prolific author of crime fiction. Ive had the hardest time tracking down richard stark parker novels. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read flashfire. Richard stark donald westlake didnt write about parker from 1974 until 1997 when he resumed the series with comeback. Mar 25, 2019 in flashfire, parkers in west palm beach, competing with a crew that has an unhealthy love of explosions.
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He is totally amoral and functions in a world of fluid rigidity. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading flashfire. I knew richard stark was a pseudonym for some guy named westlake. If youre a fan of noir novels and havent yet read richard stark, you may want to give these books a try. In the caper novel, one of the masters, actually one of the grandmasters, is donald westlake. The chicago distribution center has reopened and is fulfilling orders. He has a very strict, uncompromising code of behavior. Movie tiein edition, originally published as flashfire. A parker novel parker novels book 19 kindle edition by stark, richard, teachout, terry.
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