Just finished the latest in the Parker series by Richard
Stark yesterday. I would echo some of the comments I've seen
here already--it is hard to believe that Parker, the
consummate professional, would allow himself to get involved
with a job with so many amateurs and potential loose ends. At
the beginning of the book, he and another crew just walk away
from a job when one of their number is revealed to have been
wearing a wire, but with the armored car heist that is the
book's centerpiece, he's willing to put up with all sorts of
shenanigans on the part of those peripherally involved in the
job--the guilt-ridden regulars who'll be the first to shoot
their mouths off. But even worse is that he underestimates a
smart policewoman who actually gets a look at his ID, in the
name of "John B. Allen," and doesn't imagine that this might
come back to haunt him (which it does). Given the ominous
sounding title, it would appear that Westlake/Stark had
something like this in mind for Parker, but it would have
been more satisfying if it happened to him because of events
he truly had no control over. Interesting final scene-- I
wonder where the series will go next (or if it has anywhere
to go).
Craig Larson Plymouth, MN
------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor
--------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84%
do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the
Digital Divide!
http://us.click.yahoo.com/S.QlOD/3MnJAA/Zx0JAA/kqIolB/TM
--------------------------------------------------------------------~->
RARA-AVIS home page: http://www.miskatonic.org/rara-avis/
Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rara-avis-l/
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email
to:
rara-avis-l-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : 28 Jan 2005 EST