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Comeback
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Before there was Pulp Fiction, before Elmore Leonard was a household name, Richard Stark was the American master of noir--telling tales of bad men and bad moves that were hailed for their cutting-edge realism. Now Richard Stark, one of the most acclaimed American crime writers, is back. And so is the unforgettable character of Parker, a man who lives for the perfect crime, and refuses to die committing it. Comeback The heist went down while the people prayed. An angel walked with sagging shoulders--he was Parker's inside man, dressed in wings and robes and destined to be a problem. An hour later, Parker, Liss, and Mackey were out in the shimmering heat of a stadium parking lot with four duffel bags full of cash. Then the double cross began. Now the half-million-dollar robbery of a Christian crusade is drawing a crowd of cops, crooks, and the evangelist's own unrelenting security man, a tough ex-Marine who trusts nobody and nothing. What began at a gathering of the faithful has moved into the realm of night. Here every move has a countermove, every man is on his own, and every lie leads to the deadliest moments of truth.
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After an absence of
decades, master thief Parker returns to steal a flashy televangelist's cash. Gritty and
suspenseful. It's been over twenty years since the last appearance of Parker, a man who lives for the perfect crime, yet refuses to die committing it. Parker is the creation of Richard Stark -- AKA Donald E. Westlake, one of America's top writers of crime fiction. Enjoying retirement with his lady-love, Claire, Parker is lured into one more heist, to steal a cool half million from a flashy televangelist. Unfortunately, whatever can go wrong does: an inside contact wants out, a greedy partner wants more, and two teenagers who stumble into murder want anything but what they have. Parker illuminates a gritty world where good can quickly turn bad, and vice versa -- for example, who's more treacherous, an honest thief like Parker or a larcenous televangelist? Stark, master of the caper and the catastrophic, wrote the novel that became the classic film POINT BLANK.
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A review of Comeback at the Mystery Spot
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