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"Parker... lumbers through the pages of Richard Stark's noir novels scattering dead bodies like peanut shells.... In a complex world he makes things simple." - William Grimes, New York Times "Whatever Stark writes, I read. He's a stylist, a pro, and I thoroughly enjoy his attitude." - Elmore Leonard "Donald Westlake's Parker novels are among the small number of books I read over and over. Forget all that crap you've been telling yourself about War and Peace and Proust - these are the books you'll want on that desert island." - Lawrence Block "The Parkers read with the speed of pulp while unfolding with an almost Nabokovian wit and flair." - Richard Rayner, Los Angeles Times "Parker is refreshingly amoral, a thief who always gets away with the swag." - Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly"
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Parker, the ruthless anti-hero of Richard Stark's eponymous mystery novels, is one of the most unforgettable characters in hard-boiled noir. Lauded by critics for his taut realism, unapologetic amorality, and razor-sharp prose style - and adored by fans who turn each intoxicating page with increasing urgency - Stark is a master of crime writing, his books as influential as any in the genre. The University of Chicago Press has embarked on a project to return the early volumes of this series to print for a new generation of readers to discover - and become addicted to. This season's offerings include volumes 7-9 in the series: "The Seventh", "The Handle", and "The Rare Coin Score". "The Rare Coin Score" features the first appearance of Claire, who will steal Parker's heister's heart - while together they steal two million dollars of rare coins.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Another outing for the amoral and hard-boiled super-thief Parker. No-one writes this stuff better than Donald Westlake's alter ego Richard Stark. Slick, well-plotted and satisfying,and Parker is the ultimate anti-hero. It doesn't come any better!
0 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I fancied a little crime fiction so thought I would give The Rare Coin Score a try. Now I wish I had never bothered.
The only use for characters this wooden is burning on the fire, the plot was risible bordering on non-existent, racist and sexist, and if this novel doesn't end up on the fire, then it might just scrape it to live on in a charity shop window.
Never again!
The only use for characters this wooden is burning on the fire, the plot was risible bordering on non-existent, racist and sexist, and if this novel doesn't end up on the fire, then it might just scrape it to live on in a charity shop window.
Never again!
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
A Rare Book & A Rare Treat
10 Oct 2001
Format:Paperback
... It even has an excellent Robert E. McGinnis cover painting. The story inside the book, of course, is just as excellent. Just what I've come to expect from Donald E. Westlake, regardless of whatever pen name he chooses to write under. Parker is a lean, mean, hardboiled machine as always, taking no prisoners and no 'crud'. Readers of the newer "Stark" novels might also be interested to know that this is the book where Parker meets his lady friend Clair, who in this 1967 version, is more of a femm fatale than she is in the present day. Bottom line: If you can find THE RARE COIN SCORE, grab it and read it!
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Typical Parker
29 April 2000
Format:Hardcover
Parker ends up working with amateurs and a shaky ex-con as he plans the robbery of a coin convention. Parker does pick up a new love interest in Claire. The heist goes sour with a double-cross and it is up to Parker to improvise the escape. Same Parker series format and a quick read. If new to the Parker series start with the Hunter/Payback/Point Blank book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Historical Important Read, in that it is the Book Where Parker Meets Claire
13 April 2010
Format:Paperback
The Rare Coin Score doesn't contain the greatest Parker crime caper, in fact it's a fairly uninteresting one that relies on some shoddy security for an event housing such valuable merchandise, as well conveniences of no one in a hotel noticing some unauthorised construction work. What lifts the story though is the introduction of a new character in Claire, who for those who have read books further in this great series know becomes a staple character. The scenes with Claire are far more interesting than the caper to steal a heap of rare coins from a hotel coin convention. If you've read those other Parker books you're going to want to read this adventure just to know how Claire and Parker came to be.
Basic plot, Parker doesn't need a caper, he's got plenty of money to get by from the events of the previous novel The Handle. However he's bored and doing things that are quite, well unparkerlike. He concludes he needs the challenge of planning a caper to get his mind and sanity back on track. However there's not much happening at the moment but a reliable acquaintance named Lepke who he'd worked with a while ago in the past, invites him to join in on what he claims is a sweet deal. Unbeknownst to Parker, Lempke has just come out of a lengthy stint behind bars, the others involved will be amateurs and the guy whose idea it is, is a complete social loser and coward. When a skirt turns up to take him to the meet, Parker knows doing this caper isn't probably going to be a great idea.
The next book in the series is The Green Eagle Score. Unlike a lot of other Parker novels the Rare Coin Score doesn't give away any of the plots of previous novels so you can read this as a standalone if you just want to read the book where Parker meets Claire but plan on reading the previous novels further down the track.
Basic plot, Parker doesn't need a caper, he's got plenty of money to get by from the events of the previous novel The Handle. However he's bored and doing things that are quite, well unparkerlike. He concludes he needs the challenge of planning a caper to get his mind and sanity back on track. However there's not much happening at the moment but a reliable acquaintance named Lepke who he'd worked with a while ago in the past, invites him to join in on what he claims is a sweet deal. Unbeknownst to Parker, Lempke has just come out of a lengthy stint behind bars, the others involved will be amateurs and the guy whose idea it is, is a complete social loser and coward. When a skirt turns up to take him to the meet, Parker knows doing this caper isn't probably going to be a great idea.
The next book in the series is The Green Eagle Score. Unlike a lot of other Parker novels the Rare Coin Score doesn't give away any of the plots of previous novels so you can read this as a standalone if you just want to read the book where Parker meets Claire but plan on reading the previous novels further down the track.
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