false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176388773m/618604.jpg 618604 9 3825 1963 The Man With the Getaway Face total:187|5:51|4:94|3:36|2:6|1:0| 187 751 246 18 4 1 false false Fri Oct 17 21:40:15 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 17 21:54:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Jan 21 11:32:28 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 11:35:08 -0800 2009
A) The Hunter is THE model of narrative efficiency.
B) The story reads like (and I'll bet probably was) the results of Westlake writing two Parker stories and...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 10:43:25 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 10:43:54 -0700 2009
In reviewing the 2004 thriller Collateral, film critic Andrew Coffin noted that director Michael Mann had such a distinctive style he could make a shot of Tom Cruise climbing stairs look fascinating. That's no small praise. Entertainment today tends toward spect...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 03 20:42:26 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 20:52:01 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Apr 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 14:48:32 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 06:57:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Apr 28 21:21:04 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 21:21:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Dec 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 22:40:21 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 22:46:06 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Feb 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 21:55:07 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 13:12:54 -0800 2009 The Hunter leaves off, this is a more satisfying novel of career criminal Parker and his quest to pull off a job. Of course, things go wrong. Parker is the evil twin of John Dortmunder and reading Westlake and Stark books in quick succession is an interesting study in how Westlake's...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 02 03:50:27 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 03 13:16:37 -0800 2008
This is actually the second book, after 'The Hunter' (or 'Point Blank') and picks up where that book ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 14:06:11 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 14:08:03 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 13:19:21 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 11:26:08 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Sep 13 19:57:26 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 19:57:44 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Dec 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 07:12:14 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 18:20:21 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Feb 13 18:38:51 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 18:41:04 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 10:49:17 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 16:47:51 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Feb 03 04:03:04 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 03 04:04:47 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sat Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 10:53:25 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 10:54:15 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri Jan 11 21:51:48 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 11 21:51:57 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sun Nov 29 12:18:56 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 12:18:56 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Nov 29 04:36:54 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 04:36:54 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=618604