Mark Blumenthal (blumenidiot@21stcentury.net)
Sun, 14 Nov 1999 22:03:59 -0600
Like Helm, Parker is a pro. He is supremely confident and
competent. In a later book in the series he is in a car with
a gun trained on him. He doesn't worry about getting an
opportunity to escape or to gain possession of the weapon. He
merely decides not to turn the tables yet. He knows he can
when he wants. Maybe not very realistic, but as the
protagonist of a series he can be so assured. He is an amoral
superman with no weakness that seems to hurt him in his
profession. His plans go awry only because of bad luck, his
associates' failings or treachery. If we want a more human
protagonist, we should read Westlake's Mitch Tobin series
written as Tucker Coe. Mark
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