| The Black Ice Score Contributor(s): Stark, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226771091 ISBN-13: 9780226771090 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $16.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Hard-boiled |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2009039264 |
| Series: Parker Novels |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.45 lbs) 168 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A corrupt African colonel has converted half his country's wealth into diamonds and smuggled them to a Manhattan safe house. Four upstanding citizens plan to rescue their new nation by stealing the diamonds back--with the help of a "specialist"--Parker, that is. He has the best references in town. Will Parker break his rule against working with amateurs and help them because his woman would be disappointed if he doesn't? Or because three hired morons have threatened to kill him and his woman if he does? They thought they were buying an advantage, but what they get is a predated death certificate. "Crime fiction stripped down--as it was meant to be. . . . Oh, how the pages keep turning."--Philadelphia Inquirer "Old master that he is, Stark does all of them one better."--Los Angeles Times |
Contributor Bio(s): Stark, Richard: - Richard Stark was one of the many pseudonyms of Donald E. Westlake (1933-2008), a prolific author of crime fiction. In 1993, the Mystery Writers of America bestowed the society's highest honor on Westlake, naming him a Grand Master. |