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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. It feels like the Parker novel to end all Parker novels, and for nearly twenty-five years that’s what it was. After its publication in 1974, Donald Westlake said, “Richard Stark proved to me that he had a life of his own by simply disappearing. He was gone.”  Featuring a new introduction by Westlake’s close friend and writing partner, Lawrence Block, this classic Parker adventures deserve a place of honor on any crime fan’s bookshelf. More than thirty-five years later, Butcher's Moon still packs a punch: keep your calendar clear when you pick it up, because once you open it you won't want to do anything but read until the last shot is fired.

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Parker has not lost his touch - or his nerve. (Marilyn Stasio, New York Times) Parker at his best.... If you haven't read Stark, Backflash is the place to start your PhD in crime. (Stephen King) Whatever Stark writes, I read. (Elmore Leonard)

"""Parker has not lost his touch - or his nerve."" (Marilyn Stasio, New York Times) ""Parker at his best.... If you haven't read Stark, Backflash is the place to start your PhD in crime."" (Stephen King) ""Whatever Stark writes, I read."" (Elmore Leonard)"""

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Richard Stark was one of the many pseudonyms of Donald E. Westlake (1933-2008), a prolific author of noir crime fiction. In 1993, the Mystery Writers of America bestowed the society's highest honor on Westlake, naming him a Grand Master.

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