The Jugger (American Crime S.) - Softcover

Stark, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0850317290 ISBN 13: 9780850317299

Publisher: Allison & Busby, 1986

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?Perhaps this, more than anything else, is what I admire about these novels: the consistent ruthlessness of an unapologetic bastard. And so if you?re a fan of noir novels and haven?t yet read Richard Stark, you may want to give these books a try. Who knows? Parker may just be the son of a bitch you?ve been searching for. John McNally, Virginia Quarterly Review -- John McNally "Virginia Quarterly Review"

?The UC Press mission, to reprint the 1960s Parker novels of Richard Stark (the late Donald Westlake), is wholly admirable. The books have been out of print for decades, and the fast-paced, hard-boiled thrillers featuring the thief Parker are brilliant. H. J. Kirchoff, Globe and Mail (Canada) -- H. J. Kirchoff "Globe and Mail" (04/17/2009)

The UC Press mission, to reprint the 1960s Parker novels of Richard Stark (the late Donald Westlake), is wholly admirable. The books have been out of print for decades, and the fast-paced, hard-boiled thrillers featuring the thief Parker are brilliant.H. J. Kirchoff, Globe and Mail (Canada) -- H. J. Kirchoff "Globe and Mail" (04/17/2009)

"The UC Press mission, to reprint the 1960s Parker novels of Richard Stark (the late Donald Westlake), is wholly admirable. The books have been out of print for decades, and the fast-paced, hard-boiled thrillers featuring the thief Parker are brilliant."--H. J./i>(Canada)
--H. J. Kirchoff"Globe and Mail" (04/17/2009)

"Perhaps this, more than anything else, is what I admire about these novels: the consistent ruthlessness of an unapologetic bastard. And so if you're a fan of noir novels and haven't yet read Richard Stark, you may want to give these books a try. Who knows? Parker may just be the son of a bitch you've been searching for."--John McNally "Virginia Quarterly Review "
"The UC Press mission, to reprint the 1960s Parker novels of Richard Stark (the late Donald Westlake), is wholly admirable. The books have been out of print for decades, and the fast-paced, hard-boiled thrillers featuring the thief Parker are brilliant."

--H. J. Kirchoff"Globe and Mail" (04/17/2009)
The UC Press mission, to reprint the 1960s Parker novels of Richard Stark (the late Donald Westlake), is wholly admirable. The books have been out of print for decades, and the fast-paced, hard-boiled thrillers featuring the thief Parker are brilliant.
--H. J. Kirchoff"Globe and Mail" (04/17/2009)"

Perhaps this, more than anything else, is what I admire about these novels: the consistent ruthlessness of an unapologetic bastard. And so if you re a fan of noir novels and haven t yet read Richard Stark, you may want to give these books a try. Who knows? Parker may just be the son of a bitch you ve been searching for. --John McNally "Virginia Quarterly Review ""

Parker is refreshingly amoral, a thief who always gets away with the swag.
--Stephen King "Entertainment Weekly ""

Parker . . . lumbers through the pages of Richard Stark s noir novels scattering dead bodies like peanut shells. . . . In a complex world [he] makes things simple.
--William Grimes "New York Times ""

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Allison & Busby
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0850317290
• ISBN 13: 9780850317299
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160