William Denton posted:
> These are all the first lines from the Parker books
by Stark. All but one
> opens with the word "when." You folks with the rest,
can you check the
> others? I wondered why 11 is different, but maybe
some others are too.
He has great first lines, doesn't he? I'll add: SLAYGROUND:
"Parker jumped out of the Ford with a gun in one hand and the
packet of explosive in the other."
THE SPLIT: "When he didn't get any answer the second time he
knocked, Parker kicked the door in."
I don't know the numbers for these either. But "The Handle"
isn't #7 - that's "The Split," aka "The Seventh," so called
because it's not only the seventh in the series, but it's
also Parker's share of that book's heist. I believe "Handle"
is actually #8. Not sure though. At any rate, this leaves
only the first lines of "Plunder Squad" and "Butcher's Moon,"
which are the two that go for $150 or more on Ebay and which
I therefore don't own.
-chris bahn
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