Description
A corrupt African colonel has converted half his country's wealth into diamonds and smuggled them to a Manhattan safe house. Four upstanding citizens plan to rescue their new nation by stealing the diamonds back--with the help of a "specialist" Parker. Will Parker break his rule against working with amateurs and help them because his woman would be disappointed if he doesn't? Or because three hired morons have threatened to kill him and his woman if he does? They thought they were buying an advantage, but what they get is a predated death certificate.
Author: Richard Stark
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 05/15/2010
Pages: 168
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780226771090
ISBN10: 0226771091
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Hard-Boiled
Author: Richard Stark
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 05/15/2010
Pages: 168
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780226771090
ISBN10: 0226771091
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Mystery & Detective | Hard-Boiled
About the Author
Richard Stark was one of the many pseudonyms of Donald E. Westlake (1933-2008), a prolific author of noir crime fiction. In 1993 the Mystery Writers of America bestowed the society's highest honor on Westlake, naming him a Grand Master.