The damsel : an Alan Grofield novel / Richard Stark ; with a new foreword by Sarah Weinman.
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TextPublication details: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2012.Edition: University of Chicago Press editionDescription: xi, 184 pages ; 21 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0226770362 (paperback : alkaline paper)
- 9780226770369 (paperback : alkaline paper)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book
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Main Library | Mystery | Stark Ric | AG 1 | Available | 33111006701201 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Donald E. Westlake is one of the greats of crime fiction. Under the pseudonym Richard Stark, he wrote twenty-four fast-paced, hardboiled novels featuring Parker, a shrewd career criminal with a talent for heists. Using the same nom de plume, Westlake also completed a separate series in the Parker universe, starring Alan Grofield, an occasional colleague of Parker. While he shares events and characters with several Parker novels, Grofield is less calculating and more hot-blooded than Parker; think fewer guns, more dames.
Not that there isn't violence and adventure aplenty. The Damsel begins directly after the Parker novel The Handle . Following a wounded Grofield and his damsel on a scenic, action-packed road trip from Mexico City to Acapulco, The Damsel is full of wit, adrenaline, and political intrigue. nbsp; With a new foreword by Sarah Weinman that situates the Grofield series within Westlake's work as a whole, these novels are an exciting addition to any crime fiction fan's library.