Doug wrote:
> Someone a while back noted that Westlake has
essentially disowned The
Jugger.
> It provides a variation from the plots that Brian
complains about, and
> Parker seems within character (takes action because
he doesn't want Joe to
> spill about who he (Parker) is, not out of
sentimental attachment). In
this
> case, I'd say Westlake is wrong about his own
book.
I thought "The Jugger" was the most tedious book in the
series, but because the police-captain villain was so boring.
Parker's actions didn't strike me as out of character at all;
one of the first things he considers is whether or not he'll
have to kill Joe Sheer. The book where he _did_ strike me as
un-Parker was "The Green Eagle Score," where...
POSSIBLE SPOILER (though the plot twist is apparent by page
48)
...Parker fails to realize that the woman in the house where
he's planning the heist is telling everything she knows to
her psychiatrist. It just seems like it'd be second nature
for him to keep a closer eye on possible leaks, and this one
was obvious like a neon sign.
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