Ask the parrot
(Book)
Author:
Series:
Parker novel ; volume 23.
Published:
New York, NY : Mysterious Press, 2006.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Desc:
279 pages ; 20 cm.
Status:
Description
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. Below him are barking police dogs and waiting up ahead is a stranger-with a rifle, a life full of regrets, and a parrot at home who will mutely witness just how much trouble the runner, Parker, can bring into an ordinary life.
The rabbit hunter is Tom Lindahl, a small-town lonely heart nursing a big-time grudge against the racetrack that fired him. He knows from the moment he sees Parker that he's met a professional thief-and a man with murder in his blood. Rescuing Parker from the chase hounds, Lindahl invites the fugitive into his secluded home. He plans to rip off his former employer and exact a deadly measure of revenge-if he can get Parker to help.
But Tom doesn't know Parker and that the desperate criminal will do anything to survive-no matter who has to die...
On a sunny October afternoon a man is running up a hill. He's not dressed for running. Below him are barking police dogs and waiting up ahead is a stranger-with a rifle, a life full of regrets, and a parrot at home who will mutely witness just how much trouble the runner, Parker, can bring into an ordinary life.
The rabbit hunter is Tom Lindahl, a small-town lonely heart nursing a big-time grudge against the racetrack that fired him. He knows from the moment he sees Parker that he's met a professional thief-and a man with murder in his blood. Rescuing Parker from the chase hounds, Lindahl invites the fugitive into his secluded home. He plans to rip off his former employer and exact a deadly measure of revenge-if he can get Parker to help.
But Tom doesn't know Parker and that the desperate criminal will do anything to survive-no matter who has to die...
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
East Lyme Public Adult Detective (Mystery)
D Stark, Richard [Parker] #23 (Ask)
On Shelf
Guilford Adult Fiction
FIC STARK
On Shelf
Old Saybrook/Acton Adult Mystery
M STARK
On Shelf
Wallingford Adult Fiction
STARK
On Shelf
Subjects
Other Subjects
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Language:
English
ISBN:
089296068X, 9780892960682
UPC:
9780892960682
Notes
General Note
"A Parker novel"--jacket
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Stark, R. (2006). Ask the parrot. New York, NY, Mysterious Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Stark, Richard, 1933-2008. 2006. Ask the Parrot. New York, NY, Mysterious Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Stark, Richard, 1933-2008, Ask the Parrot. New York, NY, Mysterious Press, 2006.
MLA Citation (style guide)Stark, Richard. Ask the Parrot. New York, NY, Mysterious Press, 2006.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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