> Other HB Westlake novels include his first, THE
MERCENARIES (also
> reprinted as THE SMASHERS, possibly in an attempt to
have it
> confused with a Matt Helm adventure), KILLY and 361.
KAHAWA and
> HIGH ADVENTURE have their tough moments as well, and
THE AX,
> while not exactly HB, has a meanness to it that will
probably
> appeal to members of this list.
>
> BobT
The Mercenaries was first, at least under his own name. It
reminds me of Paul Cain's The Fast One. Killy and 361 are
often paired in the same volume. I consider Kahawa and High
Adventure more straight adventure. High Adventure, whose
title is a pun that can have three meanings, is is more like
his light caper books His other Richard Stark books are the
Grofield books--The Damsel, The Dame, The Black Bird and
Lemons Never Lie. Grofield appears in some Parker books. The
series is lighter but still hard boiled. The Black Bird and
Slayground have the same opening chapter. Mark
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