Welcome to Litsy!

Parker, the ruthless antihero of Richard Stark�s eponymous mystery novels, is one of the most unforgettable characters in hardboiled noir. Lauded by critics for his taut realism, unapologetic amorality, and razor-sharp prose style�and adored by fans who turn each intoxicating page with increasing urgency�Stark is a master of crime writing, his books as influential as any in the genre. The University of Chicago Press has embarked on a project to return the early volumes of this series to print for a new generation of readers to discover�and become addicted to. In The Seventh, the heist of a college football game goes bad, and the take is stolen by a crazed, violent amateur. Parker must outrun the cops�and the killer�to retrieve his cash. �Parker . . . lumbers through the pages of Richard Stark�s noir novels scattering dead bodies like peanut shells. . . . In a complex world [he] makes things simple.��William Grimes, New York Times �Whatever Stark writes, I read. He�s a stylist, a pro, and I thoroughly enjoy his attitude.��Elmore Leonard �Westlake knows precisely how to grab a reader, draw him or her into the story, and then slowly tighten his grip until escape is impossible.��Washington Post Book World �Donald Westlake�s Parker novels are among the small number of books I read over and over. Forget all that crap you�ve been telling yourself about War and Peace and Proust�these are the books you�ll want on that desert island.��Lawrence Block