Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. The book is a page turner of the best sort, throwing its protagonist into a quagmire and then letting him thrash around for safety while sinking steadily deeper. Parker, the ruthless antihero of richard stark s eponymous mystery novels, is one of the most unforgettable characters in hardboiled noir. Westlake 19332008 wrote dozens of novels under his own name and numerous pseudonyms, including richard stark and alan marshall.
Browse audiobooks written by richard stark sorted by. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Richard stark 19332008, wrote dozens of novels under his own name and a rainbow of other pseudonyms. But somehow the sweet heist of a college football game turns sour. Read slayground a parker novel by richard stark available from rakuten kobo. And seven men were safely holed up in different places while parker held all the cash. Buy slayground book online at best prices in india on. The hunter becomes prey, as a heist goes sour and parker finds himself trapped in a shuttered amusement park. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Back in the corrupt town where he lost his money, and nearly his life, in slayground, parker assembles a stunning cast of characters from throughout. The awardwinning graphic novel series adapting one of crimefictions most famous and hardboiled characters. Slayground by richard stark 2010, paperback for sale.
Parker is no stranger to thinking on his feet, and slayground makes him do so quite often in its pages. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading slayground. The hunter becomes prey, as a heist goes sour and parker finds himself trapped in a shuttered amusement park, besieged by a bevy of local mobsters. Donald edwin westlake july 12, 1933 december 31, 2008 was an american writer, with.
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Slayground by richard stark 1971, hardcover for sale. Feel free to recommend other authors that i may have overlooked. The book has all the hallmarks of richard stark s prose and plotting. Westlake 19332008, a prolific author of noir crime fiction. In 1962 he created the master thief parker and began a series of novels that have been recognized as seminal works of crime fiction.
Westlakes bestknown continuing pseudonym was that of richard stark. Slayground is a 1983 british crime thriller film directed by terry bedford. Browse audiobooks written by richard stark sorted by best selling this month page 1 audiobooks. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Browse richard starks bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Westlake 19332008, who was a very prolific, and acclaimed, noir crime fiction writer. Slayground the parker novels richard stark, joe barrett on. Buy a cheap copy of slayground book by richard stark. A parker novel parker novels book 14 kindle edition by stark, richard, ardai, charles.
Anyone know why there is not an audiobook version of this book. Back in the corrupt town where he lost his money, and nearly his life, in slayground, parker assembles a stunning cast of characters from throughout his career for one gigantic. Alan grofield novels and millions of other books are available for instant access. The hunter becomes prey, as a heist goes sour and parker finds himself trapped in a shuttered amusement park, besieged b. Lauded by critics for his taut realism, unapologetic amorality, and razorsharp prosestyle, stark is a master of crime writing, his books as influential as any in the genre. The mystery writers of america bestowed their grand master award on westlake in 1993, and if slayground is representative of the westlakes quality of writing and storylines he certainly deserved the. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read slayground. An alan grofield novel alan grofield novels stark, richard on. Many of his books have been adapted for film, most notably the hunter, which became the 1967 noir point blank and the 1999 smash payback. There is no such thing as a free lunch but it takes josh redmont a while to figure that out.
Richard stark was one of the many pseudonyms of donald e. Outnumbered and outgunned, parker cant afford a single miscalcu. A relatively easy job just bungled by the poor driving of a second rate wheelman parker knew he shouldnt have brought on to the job. Outnumbered and outgunned, parker cant afford a single miscalculation. The man with the getaway face by richard stark the hunter by richard stark the. Written by richard stark, audiobook narrated by keith szarabajka. Richard stark, tucker coe, samuel holt, edwin west, john b. Search results for richard stark get your free audiobook. The 16th parker novel, butchers moon, is more than twice as long most of the master heisters adventures, and absolutely jammed with the action, violence, and nervejangling tension listeners have come to expect. After the publication of butchers moon in 1974, donald westlake said. In 1993, the mystery writers of america bestowed the societys highest honor on westlake, naming him a grand master. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Richard stark audio books, best sellers, author bio.
Slayground by stark, richard and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The hunter by richard stark, 9780226770994, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Hes low on bulletsbut, as anyone whos crossed his path knows, that definitely doesnt mean hes defenseless. We are dedicated to providing topquality audio content. If you liked the movie home alone and could do without the comedy bits then you might be interested in trying slayground, the fourteenth parker novel by richard stark. A parker novel by richard stark in fb3, rtf, txt download ebook.
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