Paker is stuck at the end of the line, a prision for those with no hope. His only way out is to breakout with some guys who, once out, need Parkers help in a jewellery heist. Soon he is a free man, but for how long, with mishap after mishap making life difficult.
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'Watching artists like Stark and Parker at work is a great pleasure' Publishers Weekly.
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“Do you like your crime fiction pared to the bone? Are you addicted to narratives that move with bullet-speed velocity, in which every action is fraught with reined-in menace? Then Richard Stark is undoubtedly your man” Daily Express “Stark's crisp, convincing dialogue is as good as Elmore Leonard's” The Times Master-thief Parker is caught and banged up in a prison from which no one has ever escaped. Even after he manages it he is still in big trouble. In a hulking drab warehouse in a hulking drab city in the centre of an empty state, Parker is caught moving pharmaceuticals into a waiting truck. Led into a joint called Stoneveldt - from which no one has ever escaped - Parker has to find a way out, before his whole violent past catches up with him. And getting out of Stoneveldt means taking on the only partners he can find, including one who is already planning his next job. For Parker and his fellow jail breakers, freedom is just another word for committing their next felony. They pull off the perfect jailbreak and then start the prefect heist. But things go south in a hurry - leaving three men dead and Parker and his fellow escape artists scratching, clawing, and running for their lives.
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By N Thompson
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This is another of the more recent Parker novels, which seem a lot cheaper to pick up than the originals. Part 1 sees Parker in prison (proving that he isn't immortal after all!) and a breakout that is fairly mediocre it has to be said. Maybe I have been watching too much Prison Break. The book then tends to lose itself in sideplots which is unusual as the Parker books are generally about fast paced hardboiled action and dialogue, short and to the point. However, about halfway through a heist is pulled off and I have to say it becomes an excellent read. 3 blokes trying to remove a concrete block shouldn't be exciting, but in Stark's hands it is, and this event takes place over several pages and believe me it is gripping stuff. Thankfully the book continues at this rate until the end and becomes classic Stark, classic Parker. I love the Parker novels but wouldn't recommend all of the more recent entries, but this is certainly one to add to the collection.
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By P. N. Hussey
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Another terrific Parker novel where things seem to go from bad to worse with Parker's luck being the usual mix of good and bad. The story moves at a very brisk pace never letting you become bored and Parker is a terrific antihero. Filled with hardboiled dialogue and a good mix of violence this is another very good read.
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