One of the most hard-boiled and violent entries in the classic series starring Parker, the toughest heister out there
Richard Stark's Parker novels are the hardest of hard-boiled, classic crime novels where the heists are huge, the body counts are high, and the bad guys usually win.
The Parker novels have been a huge influence on countless writers and filmmakers, including Quentin Tarantino, Stephen King, George Pelecanos, Colson Whitehead, Lucy Sante, John Banville, and many more. Their stripped-down language and hard-as-nails amorality create an unforgettable world where the next score could be the big one, but your next mistake could also be your last. There's nothing else like them.
Deadly Edgebids a brutal adieu to the 1960s as Parker robs a rock concert, and the heist goes south. Soon Parker finds himselfand his woman, Clairemenaced by a pair of sadistic, strung-out killers who want anything but a Summer of Love. Parker has a score to settle while Claires armed with her first rifleand theyre both ready to usher in the end of the Age of Aquarius.
Richard Starkwas 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.
“Parker is refreshingly amoral, a thief who always gets away with the swag.”
“Whatever Stark writes, I read. He’s a stylist, a pro, and I thoroughly enjoy his attitude.”
“Parker . . . lumbers through the pages of Richard Stark’s noir novels scattering dead bodies like peanut shells. . . . In a complex world [he] makes things simple.”
“Whatever Stark writes, I read. He’s a stylist, a pro, and I thoroughly enjoy his attitude.”
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