When he’s not carrying out heists with his friend Parker, Alan Grofield runs a small theater in Indiana. But putting on shows costs money and jobs have been thin lately—which is why Grofield agreed to fly to Las Vegas to hear Andrew Myers’ plan to knock over a brewery in upstate New York. Unfortunately, Myers’ plan is insane—so Grofield walks out on him. But Myers isn’t a man you walk out on, and his retribution culminates in an act of unforgivable brutality. That’s when Grofield decides to show him what a disciple of Parker is capable of …
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“Donald Westlake’s Parker novels are among the small number of books I read over and over. Forget all that crap you’ve been telling yourself about War and Peace and Proust—these are the books you’ll want on that desert island.”
— Lawrence Block
“Whatever Stark writes, I read. He’s a stylist, a pro, and I thoroughly enjoy his attitude.”
— Elmore Leonard“Marvelous…Nearly half a century into his writing career, Westlake remains superb.”
— Entertainment Weekly“A pleasure…Westlake’s ability to construct an action story filled with unforseen twists and quadruple-crosses is unparalleled.”
— San Francisco Chronicle“Nobody does the noir thriller better than Richard Stark…His lean style and hard-edged characters, not exactly likable, but always compelling, provide a welcome return to the hard-bitten days of yore.”
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Donald E. Westlake (1933–2008) wrote dozens of novels under his own name and numerous pseudonyms, including Richard Stark and Alan Marshall. Many of his books have been adapted for film, most notably The Hunter, which became the 1967 noir Point Blank and the 1999 smash hit Payback.
Steve Aveson is a television news veteran and actor with much experience in New England and nationally. He is currently the cohost of The Morning Show on NECN and has worked as an anchor, reporter, and host at WBZ, WFXT, and WCVB in Boston, as well as at WPRI-TV in Rhode Island. Nationally, Aveson worked as an anchor, correspondent, and host at ABC News, ABC’s 20/20, and ABC’s Good Morning America.