Parker Series by Richard Stark, Joe Barrett, John Banville

4.04 · 196 ratings
  • The Hunter (Parker #1)
    #1

    The Hunter (Parker #1)

    Richard Stark

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 1962

    Double-crossed, shot, and left for dead — by his wife. The thriller that introduces Parker. “A brilliant invention”. Played by Lee Marvin in the John Boorman movie. “The funnies call it the syndicate. The goons and hustlers call it the Outfit. You call it the Organization. But I don’t care if you call yourselves the Red Cross, you owe me forty-five thousand dollars and you’ll pay me back whether you like it or not... more

  • The Man With The Getaway Face (Parker #2)
    #2

    The Man With The Getaway Face (Parker #2)

    Richard Stark

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 1963

    Master thief Parker comes to a plastic surgeon in Nebraska with a face that the Outfit--the New York syndicate--wants to decorate with a bullet. But nothing can keep Parker away from his old life of crime--and the major heist of an armored car somewhere in New Jersey.

  • The Outfit (Parker #3)
    #3

    The Outfit (Parker #3)

    Richard Stark

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 1963

    When the Outfit tries to kill him, Parker declares war. Ripping off the syndicate is easy, but going one-on-one with Bronson, the Outfit's big boss, is the hard part. Hard for anyone but Parker, because the entire underworld understands that whatever Parker does -- he does for keep.

  • The Mourner (Parker #4)
    #4

    The Mourner (Parker #4)

    Richard Stark

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 1963

    The statue wore white and grieved. Parker wasn’t interested in its sentimental value. The thief cared more about retrieving a certain gun that came with it, the one he had used in a previous crime that could incriminate him. By the time Parker comes face to face with the 16-inch-tall alabaster figurine called The Mourner, he knows that stealing it for a rich man and his beautiful, amoral daughter is the least of his worries... more

  • The Score (Parker #5)
    #5

    The Score (Parker #5)

    Richard Stark, John Banville

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 1964

    It was an impossible crime: knock off an entire North Dakota town called Copper Canyon—clean out the plant payroll, both banks, and all the stores in one night. Parker called it "science fiction," but with the right men (a score of them), he could figure it out to the last detail. It could work. If the men behaved like pros, cool and smart; if they didn't get impatient, start chasing skirts, or decide to take the opportunity to settle secret old scores, they just might pull it off.

  • The Jugger (Parker #6)
    #6

    The Jugger (Parker #6)

    Richard Stark

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 1965

    Not many men knew what Parker did for a living, because what he did was steal. But Joe Sheer, a retired safecracker — also known in the business as a jugger — knew. He knew Parker’s alias, his whereabouts, his plans… and because he knew too much, he knew to keep his mouth shut. Or die. But Joe was more than ready to trade what he knew for a soft mattress, windows without bars on them, and what every man needs — his freedom... more

  • The Seventh (Parker #7)
    #7

    The Seventh (Parker #7)

    Richard Stark

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 1966

    Why not?Just because no one had ever tried it before? What better place for a heist, if it was timed right, than a football stadium?There'd have to be money in the box office; the game was a sellout. Every eye in the place would be glued to the action down on the field. Even the getaway would be a cinch. Who was going to challenge an ambulance, either going out or coming in?An ambulance, with one of the seven at the wheel in a white uniform, and the swag neatly shrouded in the back... more

  • Butcher's Moon (Parker #16)
    #16

    Butcher's Moon (Parker #16)

    Richard Stark, Joe Barrett

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 1974

    The sixteenth Parker novel, Butcher’s Moon is more than twice as long most of the master heister’s adventures, and absolutely jammed with the action, violence, and nerve-jangling tension readers have come to expect. Back in the corrupt town where he lost his money, and nearly his life, in Slayground, Parker assembles a stunning cast of characters from throughout his career for one gigantic, blowout job: starting—and finishing—a gang war... more

  • Backflash (Parker #18)
    #18

    Backflash (Parker #18)

    Richard Stark

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 1998

    Parker's got a couple of rules that have helped keep him alive throughout his long career. One of those is never to work on a boat. But with a gambling boat cruising down the Hudson, stuffed to the gunwales with cash, Parker’s got a plan, a team, and a new rule: a shot at a big enough score makes any rule worth breaking. Parker and his crew hit the boat, hard, but as always, there are a lot of complications—and a lot of bodies—before this one's in the bag.

  • Flashfire (Parker #19)
    #19

    Flashfire (Parker #19)

    Richard Stark

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2000

    Melander likes to do things flashy. When Parker finds himself working with Melander on a bank heist in a mid-sized midwestern city, his job is throwing a Molotov cocktail into a gas station. The resulting explosion sends the cops and fire trucks to the east side of town, while Melander and his gang plunder the bank on the west side. Parker doesn't care for flashy. And he doesn't care for Melander's plan for a new heist, one that will clean out Palm Beach of a lot of very expensive jewelry... more

  • Firebreak (Parker #20)
    #20

    Firebreak (Parker #20)

    Richard Stark

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2001

    Parker put down the body and answered the phone. And from that moment on he had two jobs to do. One was to rob a remote Montana lodge where a dot-com billionaire hid stolen art treasures in his basement. The other was to find out why a hit man had come to his home -- and who had sent him. Pa

  • Breakout (Parker #21)
    #21

    Breakout (Parker #21)

    Richard Stark

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2002

    Parker's back in jail, but not just any old jail; it's the correctional center, where people without bail wait before and during their trial. So Parker's first order of business is to build a network among these cons and break on through to the other side.

  • Ask The Parrot (Parker #23)
    #23

    Ask The Parrot (Parker #23)

    Richard Stark

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2006

    Sometimes mystery master Donald E. Westlake is the author of uproarious crime capers. Sometimes he has a mean streak-and its name is Parker. From his noir classic The Man with the Getaway Face to his recent novel Nobody Runs Forever , whenever Westlake writes as Stark, he lets Parker run loose-a ruthless criminal in a world of vulnerable "straights."On a sunny October afternoon a man is running up a hill. He's not dressed for running... more

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