Ask The Parrot by Richard Stark
Parker, a professional thief, is on the run after a country town bank robbery goes wrong. There are road blocks everywhere and search parties with bloodhounds are in the woods. As they close in on Parker he is confronted by a local with a shotgun. But this citizen is not out to arrest him; he wants Parker to help him with his own nefarious plans. So Parker enters into a queasy partnership with an embittered recluse, whose only companion is a speechless parrot, and finds himself joining the posse looking for him! Ask The Parrot is a masterpiece of lean writing and tight plotting, the latest in Richard Stark's Parker series which has won him a universal following.
'This is classic Richard Stark, the grandmaster of American crime fiction, who brought Parker back to life by popular demand after a 20-year breakParker, of course, is probably the genre's most captivating anti-hero ... he's showing little signs of ageing and neither is Stark's prose - it's as lean, hungry and tightly plotted as ever ... superior entertainment' Daily Mirror. * Daily Mirror *
'Stark is one of the great exponents of American noir crime fiction and Parker is one of his most enduring creations' Daily Mail. * Daily Mail *
'The writing is as stripped down as a drag racer and the action is brutal and powerful' The Scotsman. * Scotsman *
'Well-written, exciting and hugely entertaining ... Stark's crisp, convincing dialogue is as good as Elmore Leonard' The Times. * The Times *
'Stark is one of the great exponents of American noir crime fiction and Parker is one of his most enduring creations' Daily Mail. * Daily Mail *
'The writing is as stripped down as a drag racer and the action is brutal and powerful' The Scotsman. * Scotsman *
'Well-written, exciting and hugely entertaining ... Stark's crisp, convincing dialogue is as good as Elmore Leonard' The Times. * The Times *
Richard Stark was one of the many pseudonyms of Donald E. Westlake (1933-2008), a prolific author of crime fiction. In 1993, the Mystery Writers of America bestowed the society's highest honor on Westlake, naming him a Grand Master.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781847240989 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847240984 |
| Title | Ask The Parrot |
| Author | Richard Stark |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Quercus Publishing |
| Year published | 2007-10-04 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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