Dirty Money: A Parker Novel

by Laura Lippman (Foreword), Laura Lippman (Foreword), Richard Stark (Author), Laura Lippman (Foreword)

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2017
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Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 08 Sep 2017
ISBN 10: 022648615X
ISBN 13: 9780226486154

Media Reviews

The nice thing about the rather nasty stories Stark writes about a career criminal named Parker is that none of the significant characters is ever innocent. Which is why it's so easy to laugh when their intricate schemes begin to unravel. . . . Everyone in this merry misadventure ends up at Bosky Rounds, a quaint bed-and-breakfast that looks like the cover art for Yankee magazine--something to bear in mind on leaf-peeing excursions to picturesque New England villages. --Marilyn Stasio New York Times
Slamming through a new crime novel by Westlake--and it's hard to drag your feet once the process starts--is a little like spelunking in a cave system whose twisted paths lead to fascinating galleries and grottoes, some bright and sparkly, some shadowy and frightening. Dirty Money and the other thrillers Westlake writes under the pseudonym of Richard Stark are of the latter category, an exploration of caverns dark and gritty. But even with the ground shifting under your feet and a sense of foreboding in the air, the experience is compelling and oddly exhilarating. . . . Ever the pro, Parker takes each hitch in stride, keeping his eye on the prize. --Dick Lochte Los Angeles Times

Author Bio

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. For a Parker character guide and infographics, visit Fifty Years of Parker, http: //parkerseries.uchicago.edu/.