Richard Stark





Richard Stark

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A pseudonym used by Donald E. Westlake.


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After a long delay, I hope to reset the site with a new host very soon. Meanwhile, here's an interview I did with Maxim Jakubowski while on a recent trip through London. Until 2009, Maxim was the owner of the Murder One Bookshop on Charring Cross Road in London. The store had to close due to the pressures of big chain competition but it has been reincarnated as a mail order website devoted to e...

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Average rating: 4.07 · 10,218 ratings · 1,234 reviews · 40 distinct works
The Hunter (Parker, #1)
4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 1,302 ratings — published 1962 — 25 editions
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The Man With The Getaway Fa...
4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 748 ratings — published 1963 — 14 editions
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The Outfit (Parker, #3)
4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 652 ratings — published 1963 — 16 editions
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The Score (Parker, #5)
3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 575 ratings — published 1964 — 12 editions
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The Mourner (Parker, #4)
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 453 ratings — published 1963 — 12 editions
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Lemons Never Lie (Alan Grof...
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 326 ratings — published 1971 — 5 editions
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Backflash (Parker, #18)
4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 309 ratings — published 1998 — 11 editions
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Breakout (Parker, #21)
3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 282 ratings — published 2003 — 10 editions
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The Jugger (Parker, #6)
4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 346 ratings — published 1965 — 14 editions
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Comeback (Parker, #17)
4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 300 ratings — published 1997 — 14 editions
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More books by Richard Stark…
The Hunter The Man With The Getaway Face The Outfit The Mourner The Score The Jugger The Seventh
Parker (24 books)
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4.050482553823311 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 8,082 ratings
The Damsel The Dame The Blackbird Lemons Never Lie
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3.8255813953488373 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 516 ratings

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“If you leave me here," the guy on the floor said, "he'll kill me tomorrow morning."
Parker looked at him. "So you've still got tonight," he said.”
Richard Stark, Dirty Money

“When the phone rang, Parker was in the garage, killing a man.”
Richard Stark, Firebreak

“When the guy with asthma finally came in from the fire escape, Parker rabbit-punched him and took his gun away.”
Richard Stark, The Mourner

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