Flashfire

When you ask Parker for a loan you’d better make sure that he agrees with the terms or else he’ll really make you pay. It’s not unusual for Parker’s accomplices to try to rip him off after they pull a robbery, but this one plays out differently from the typical stab in the back. Instead of just tryi......more

"Everybody's dead. Some people just don't know it yet"--Stark I think #19 in the series is basically a solid 4 stars; it's as with other late Parkers, a tad too long, compared to the tighter, earlier Parkers, and I prefer 'em lean and mean(er). But it does have some remarkable dimensions I'll mention......more

For pure thrill and pleasure sort of summer reading, Richard Stark delivers some great stuff in Flashfire. Using his badass bad guy Parker, it is a sort of criminal Monte Cristo where Parker gets revenge on other bad guys that screwed him over. It's action is about as graphic and exciting as pulp fi......more

Hot damn that was fun!!! Four Fabulous Stars for this most excellent slice of Parker Pie!!......more

Stylish action thriller 7/10 Reminiscent of Elmore Leonard Will be tracking down more of this author, who I had never heard of before......more