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Saturday 20 November 2010

Richard Stark - Parker Series

                        
       Often referred to as the most cold blooded Noir hero of them all Parker has become an icon to Hardboiled afficionados. First book in the series 'The Hunter' became the innovative 'Point Blank' with Lee Marvin in the lead role.( Remade as Payback by Mel Gibson in poorer fashion). Robert Duvall appeared in a screen version of 'The Outfit' which wasn't bad.

The Jugger
Rare Coin Score
Man with the Getaway Face
The Mourner
Slayground
The Split
Sour Lemon Score
The Outfit
Black Ice Score
Green Eagle Score
Deadly Edge
The Score
The Handle
Plunder Squad
Butchers Moon


        The writer Donald Westlake for whom Stark was a pen name brought Parker back 23 years later to continue the series but failed to recapture the original levels of the earlier classics.

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