Possible ex library copy, thatll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Richard stark is one of the preeminent authorsand inventorsof noir crime fiction. Backflash by richard stark overdrive rakuten overdrive. Automotive designer with mfa in transportation design and bfa in industrial design from umea institute of design. But nothing bad is truly gone forever, and parkers as bad as. Buy backflash book online at best prices in india on. Richard stark 19332008, wrote dozens of novels under his own name and a. A parker novel parker novels, by richard stark book is consistently being the very best pal for investing little time in your workplace, evening time, bus, as well as anywhere. Westlake also enjoyed a large and devoted following for his decidely darker books about professional criminal parker, written under the pen name of richard stark. Backflash richard stark university of chicago press.
Richard starks actually donald westlakes parker is a hardened professional thief who appeared in a string of almost twenty excellent, extremely hardboiled caper paperback originals in the sixties and seventies. After the few slightly more involved books before it, we get a bare bones, down and dirty heist novel. Next thing parker knows, hes being courted by retired state employee hilliard cathman, who claims he was. 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. A professional thief, parker is the main protagonist of 24 of the 28 novels westlake wrote under the pseudonym richard stark. The chicago distribution center is temporarily closed. Richard stark phone, address, background report peoplefinders. And if that werent enough, it features a delightful forward by none other than lawrence block, who shares a number of insights about his friend, donald westlake, who wrote this book series under the pseudonym, richard stark. In 1962, as richard stark, a pen name hed employed in several previous short.
But nothing bad is truly gone forever, and parker s as bad as they come according to westlake, one day in 1997, suddenly, he came back from the dead, with a chalky prison pallor and theafter the publication of. But nothing bad is truly gone forever, and parkers as bad as they come. Richard stark was one of the many pseudonyms of donald e. Backflash parker series, book 18 parker by richard stark author robert davi narrator. When the steelnerved crook parker receives a tip about a floating casin. The eisneraward winning creator continues adapting richard stark s world of criminals, thugs, and grifters with his signature pulp flair in this second installment. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. A parker novel parker novels book 18 kindle edition by richard stark, lawrence block. Read the wheelman a novel by duane swierczynski available from rakuten kobo. Westlake 1933 2008, wrote dozens of novels under his own name and a rainbow of other pseudonyms. After the publication of butchers moon in 1974, donald westlake said. Backflash libe livros na amazon brasil 9780792793939. Find contact info for richard stark phone number, address, email. Backflash is the second outing of richard stark s tough as nails robber parker after his twenty year hiatus.
The first novel, hardcase, is dedicated to richard stark donald westlake. There is going to be a trial period where river boat gambling is allowed on the hudson river so the spirit of biloxi is. A hardnosed thief, parker is richard stark s most famous creation, and stark, in. So this book is one of those were richard stark made parker return after too many. Backflash article about backflash by the free dictionary.
Backflash by richard stark 1998 1002 richard stark on. Meet lennon, a mute irish getaway driver who has fallen in with the wrong heist team on the wrong day at the wrong bank. Download backflash in pdf and epub formats for free. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It will certainly be a good way to merely look, open, and check out the book. Parker is a criminal by profession and specializes in armed robbery. We are delivering some of our books from alternative locations, though others may be delayed. Richard stark books list of books by author richard stark. Jesse is not a series guy, excellent book, great book, paul enjoyed it a lot, why havent i read this sooner.
Westlake is perhaps bestremembered for creating two professional criminal characters who each starred in a longrunning. Stark s narration is deadpan tough, full of hard, realistic detail about. But not anything undesirable is actually long past perpetually, and parkers as undesirable as they arrive. Booktopia richard stark books on the booktopia richard. He specialized in crime fiction, especially comic capers, with an occasional foray into science fiction and other genres. Donald edwin westlake july 12, 1933 december 31, 2008 was an american writer, with more than a hundred novels and nonfiction books to his credit. Peoplefinders is the best people search for background checks, arrest records, and public records. Demand for westlake to bring back parker resulted in the very wellreceived and appropriately titled comeback in 1997. Buy a cheap copy of backflash book by richard stark. He puts together a team of robbers, ensures weapons are smuggled on board, and arranges for a getaway boat. Parker, the ruthless antihero of richard starks eponymous mystery novels, is one of the most unforgettable characters in hardboiled noir. Lauded by critics for his taut realism, unapologetic amorality, and razorsharp prosestyleand adored by fans who turn each intoxicating page with increasing urgencystark is a master of crime writing, his books as influential as any in the genre. In the year 2008, the university of chicago began to republish the novels, which were published under the name of richard stark. In backflash, parker is brought into a caper by a new york state beaurocrat who is against gambling.
In 1993, the mystery writers of america bestowed the societys highest honor on westlake, naming him a grand master. The master thief, parker, plots to rob a floating casino on the hudson river. After a botched scam involving rockets and cash, parker holes up in his lakeside retreat until he is contacted by cathman, a weird ny state bureaucrat with an antipathy to the new gambling casino on the hudson. All chicago ebooks are available at 30% off with promo code ebook30. To this point in the series, parker was totally selfcentered, with his own survival and prosperity being his only concerns. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Parker is a thoughtful sociopath, a criminal planner willing to kill but only if necessary. Parker is a fictional character created by american novelist donald e.
Westlakes bestknown continuing pseudonym was that of richard stark. Backflash after the publication of butchers moon in 1974, donald westlake said, richard stark proved to me that he had a life of his own by simply disappearing. Buy backflash first printing by stark, richard isbn. The best collaborations, deadly edge, comeback, and backflash, feature the. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Visit richard stark s page find all the books, read about the author, and more. It is exactly 40 years since parker made his debut in print, but author richard stark has him still going strong in backflash. In the third kurtz novel, hard as nails, kurtz mentions that he did not know his father, but that he was a career criminal thief who went by a single name and would have sex with women after a job, a clear reference to parker.
In the novel backflash, their home is described as a house on a lake called colliver pond, seventy. A ruthless career criminal, parker has almost no traditional redeeming qualities, aside from efficiency and professionalism. From then on, stark became inactive until the year 1997, when donald westlake decided to once again, publish his books under this pen name. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. After the publication of butchers moon in 1974, donald westlake said, richard stark proved to me that he had a life of.
The wheelman ebook by duane swierczynski rakuten kobo. The uc press mission, to reprint the 1960s parker novels of richard stark the late donald westlake, is wholly admirable. The hunter ebook by richard stark 9780226772844 rakuten kobo. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Backflash, by richard stark is an enjoyable and tense novel featuring the sociopathic and ruthless parker. 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. Happily, westlake stark decided to continue the series in 1997 with backflash. Thats how parker, the main character in a series of novels by richard stark aka donald e.
A large part of the pleasure of having richard stark back writing about the master criminal parker is the obvious delight that stark a pen name for donald. Backflash book also available for read online, mobi, docx and mobile and kindle reading. Stark democratic party ran for reelection to the florida house of representatives to represent district 104. Are you an author and want to add information about yourself.
Zalerts allow you to be notified by email about the availability of new books according to your search query. Jun 05, 2018 the label, headed by richard and his wife laurie lynn stark and more recently with their eldest daughter jesse jo stark, now has 28 stores around the world no small feat for a company that. Written by richard stark, audiobook narrated by robert davi. Parker is cold, methodical, and perfectly willing to commit murder if he deems it necessary to get what he wants. Westlake, one of the greats of crime fiction, wrote twentyfour fastpaced, hardboiled novels featuring parker, a shrewd career criminal with a talent for heists and a code all his own. Hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases customer service gift ideas books gift cards todays deals new releases customer service gift ideas books gift cards. Youve heard of the hero and the antiherohow about the nonhero. According to westlake, one day in 1997, suddenly, he came back from the dead, with a chalky prison pallorand the novels. R dot stark at warwick dot ac dot uk research interests bioinformatics is a broad field, covering the processing, analysis, visualisation and storage of data from biological experiments.
A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author, isbn or anything else. Parker is a realistic seeming criminal who robs for a living written by donald westlake writing as richard stark. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading backflash. Richard stark 19332008, wrote dozens of novels under his own name and a rainbow of other pseudonyms. Stark s parker novels comeback and backflash were selected as new york times notable books of the year. Read the hunter a parker novel by richard stark available from rakuten kobo. Westlake used the pen name richard stark for this novel. Backflash by richard stark 1999, paperback for sale. Richard stark democratic party is a member of the florida house of representatives, representing district 104. Donald westlake, writing as richard stark, crerated one of the great noire protagonists, parker no first name in a series of novels which he unexpectedly ended in 1974. After the publication of butchers moon in 1974, donald westlake said, richard stark proved to me that he had a life of his own by simply disappearing.
Backflash ebook by richard stark 9780226773001 rakuten kobo. Stark, richard, block, lawrence, szarabajka, keith. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. The hunter is a genuine crime thriller revolving around the life of the fictional character named parker. Read all the parker novels published by the university of chicago press. Buy backflash parker novels first trade printing by stark, richard isbn. A parker novel, richard stark is published by university of chicago press.
Read backflash a parker novel by richard stark available from rakuten kobo. Backflash ebook by richard stark 9780226773001 rakuten. After the publication of butchers moon in 1974, donald westlake said, richard stark proved to me that he had a. This fourth edition of the classic guide for every user of gas chromatographic instrumentation is now updated to include such new topics as fast gc using narrow, short columns, electronic pressure control, and basic aspects of quantitative gas chromatography.
Rapid combustion of a material occurring in an area that the reaction was not intended for explanation of backflash. After the book of butchers moon in 1974, donald westlake acknowledged, richard stark proved to me that he had a lifetime of his personal by way of easily disappearing. The first crime thriller written by donald westlake was the hunter which he wrote in the year 1962. Backflash by richard stark free biblio data, cover, editions and search download links for ebook. Westlake 19332008, a prolific author of crime fiction. The black ice score 1968 starts to humanize parker, richard starks that is, donald westlakes amoral antihero, in at least a small way. Parker and crew have their eyes on the contents of a secret vault in a billionaires hunting lodge in this typically taut thriller written by donald e. And stark is the perfect pen name for the author of these books theyre stark, all right, and nasty, bleak and violent. Other people were valuable only in how they could help parker achieve his. An interview with richard stark of chrome hearts hypebeast.
Download backflash parker, book 18 by richard stark pdf. Download backflash ebook free in pdf and epub format. A parker novel parker novels richard stark after the publication of butchers moon in 1974, donald westlake said, richard stark proved to me that he had a life of his own by simply disappearing. Accessories such as cd, codes, toys, may not be included. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The parker novels by richard stark published by the. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read backflash. Donald edwin westlake july 12, 1933 december 31, 2008 was an american writer, with.
His first novel, the hunter, became the classic 1967 movie point blank. The books have been out of print for decades, and the fastpaced, hardboiled thrillers featuring the thief parker are brilliant. When the steel nerved crook parker receives a tip about a floating casino stuffed with cash on the hudson river, the job is too tempting to pass up with his usual meticulous precision, he plans every detail of the heist, from the guns to the getaway boat his team is ready but somebody finds out about the scheme, and soon parker finds himself at the center of a maelstromwhen the steel nerved. After the publication of butcher s moon in 1974, donald westlake said, richard stark proved to me that he had a life of his own by simply disappearing he was gone and readers waited. Since howells always played on the level with him, he doesnt, though somebody else does.
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