Comeback by Lawrence Block - ISBN: 9780226770581
Paperback
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. Backflash followed soon after, and it found Parker checking out the scene on a Hudson River gambling boat. Parker’s no fan of eithe…

Comeback

A Parker Novel

  • Paperback

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    15 April 2011

Summary

The sixteenth Parker novel, “Butcher’s Moon” is more than twice as long as most of the master heister’s adventures and absolutely jammed with the action, violence, and nerve-jangling tension readers have come to expect. Back in the corrupt town where he lost his money, and nearly his life, in Slayground, Parker assembles a stunning cast of characters from throughout his career for one gigantic, blowout job: starting - and finishing - a gang war. It feels like the Parker novel to end all Parke…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780226770581
ISBN-10:0226770583
Author:Lawrence Block
Publisher:The University of Chicago Press
Imprint:University of Chicago Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:15 April 2011
Weight:367g
Dimensions:52mm x 80mm
Series:Parker Novels (Paperback)
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“Whether early or late, the Parker novels are all superlative literary entertainments.”

“Parker has not lost his touch - or his nerve.” (Marilyn Stasio, New York Times) “Parker at his best…. If you haven’t read Stark, Backflash is the place to start your PhD in crime.” (Stephen King) “Whatever Stark writes, I read.” (Elmore Leonard)”

About The Author

Lawrence Block

Richard Stark was one of the many pseudonyms of Donald E. Westlake (1933-2008), a prolific author of noir 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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