: "Mark Sullivan:
> The Wyatt series by Garry Disher -- simply the
Parker series updated and
> transplanted to Australia. As with the recent Parker
books, the hardest
> part of the job is often finding a target with
enough cash vs. credit
> card receipts. Also like the recent Parkers, the
older professional is
> dismayed by the drop in craft as junkies on smash
and grabs give thieves
> a bad name.
Wyatt is also a more fallible version of Parker. Reading this
series made me realize Parker is nearly a superman. He never
has doubts and seems able to do anything he wishes. The
complications in the books result in others' treachery or
incompetence. Parker's only weakness seems to be misjudging
others involved in his jobs. Mark
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