Plunder Squad: A Parker Novel (Parker Novels Book 15)
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (974 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B004ELAHD6 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 499 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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The Misadventures of Parker Unlike the linear "Slayground," the previous volume in the Parker series, Plunder Squad's all over the map. The first half of the book almost reads like a few short stories, linked by Parker's on-going search for someone who tried to kill him. We follow along as Parker goes from one botched job to the next, all the while waiting for any information that will bring him closer to his target.Once that thread's taken care of, the second half of the book kicks in, and here Parker almost becomes a secondary character. We meet and follow his associates in an art heist, one wh. "One of the best" according to Collin D. Freeman. Of the original Parker novels by Richard Stark (a.k.a. Donald Westlake), this is one of the best ("The Hunter", "The Score", and "The Sour Lemon Score" being One of the best Of the original Parker novels by Richard Stark (a.k.a. Donald Westlake), this is one of the best ("The Hunter", "The Score", and "The Sour Lemon Score" being 3 others that round out the top One of the best Collin D. Freeman Of the original Parker novels by Richard Stark (a.k.a. Donald Westlake), this is one of the best ("The Hunter", "The Score", and "The Sour Lemon Score" being 3 others that round out the top 4). It is the next-to-the-last book in the series' original run and is a joy to read from beginning to end. It starts off as usual with a heist gone bad and then moves along at a quick pace, aided by a series of vignettes that ultimately brings Parker back in touch with a man he left alive who betrayed him on a previous job, George Uhl (from "The Sour Lemon Score"). The reader doesn. ). It is the next-to-the-last book in the series' original run and is a joy to read from beginning to end. It starts off as usual with a heist gone bad and then moves along at a quick pace, aided by a series of vignettes that ultimately brings Parker back in touch with a man he left alive who betrayed him on a previous job, George Uhl (from "The Sour Lemon Score"). The reader doesn. others that round out the top One of the best Collin D. Freeman Of the original Parker novels by Richard Stark (a.k.a. Donald Westlake), this is one of the best ("The Hunter", "The Score", and "The Sour Lemon Score" being 3 others that round out the top 4). It is the next-to-the-last book in the series' original run and is a joy to read from beginning to end. It starts off as usual with a heist gone bad and then moves along at a quick pace, aided by a series of vignettes that ultimately brings Parker back in touch with a man he left alive who betrayed him on a previous job, George Uhl (from "The Sour Lemon Score"). The reader doesn. ). It is the next-to-the-last book in the series' original run and is a joy to read from beginning to end. It starts off as usual with a heist gone bad and then moves along at a quick pace, aided by a series of vignettes that ultimately brings Parker back in touch with a man he left alive who betrayed him on a previous job, George Uhl (from "The Sour Lemon Score"). The reader doesn. William Arnold said A Plunder Squad trivia note. It's been years since I read Plunder Squad, but I have thoroughly enjoyed all of the Parker/Grofield books in this series by Richard Stark (Donald E. Westlake). I recall this being one of the better ones, and I think it was the last to appear in the original series from the '60s and '70s.An interesting dialog takes place in Plunder Squad, when a private detective named Daniel Kearney shows up at Parker's meeting place for planning the heist. Kearney is looking for one of the other characters, so Parker lets them talk to each other. Kearney is the main character from th
But even a squad of seasoned professionals can't guarantee against human error in a high-risk scam. Can an art dealer with issues unload a truck of paintings with Parker’s aid? Or will the heist end up too much of a human interest story, as luck runs out before Parker can get in on the score?“Parker is refreshingly amoral, a thief who always gets away with the swag.”—Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly“Westlake knows precisely how to grab a reader, draw him or her into the story, and then slowly tighten his grip until escape is impossible.”—WashingtonPost Book World. “Hearing the click behind him, Parker threw his glass straight back over his right shoulder, and dove off his chair to the left.” When a job looks like amateur hour, Parker walks away
“Parker is refreshingly amoral, a thief who always gets away with the swag.”