Backflash (Parker Novels)
 

Backflash (Parker Novels)

by Richard Stark

A large part of the pleasure of having Richard Stark back writing about the master criminal Parker is the obvious delight that Stark (a pen name for Donald Westlake) takes in doing the research for his capers. This one must have been a blast. Certainly, he must have spent time on board a cruise ship to get all the inside details for Parker's planned robbery of a fictional floating casino... (read more)

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The Ersatz Economist
  • Rated 4 stars

Parker novels are straightforward heist novels where the plan always goes wrong and the experience and sharpness of Parker save the day. One of the strengths of this novel is that the heist involves a large crew composed of many interesting and equally talented theives, though Parker is the sharpest and hardest of them all. This novel's heist is particularly difficult and the chapters involving the heist are especially well written and deliciously describe the reactions and thoughts of the...

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  • Rated 3.666667 stars
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  • Rated 4.5 stars
 

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