Plunder Squad, Donald E. Westlake
Plunder Squad, Donald E. Westlake
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Plunder Squad
A Parker Novel

Author: Donald E. Westlake, Charles Ardai

Narrator: Joe Barrett

Unabridged: 5 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2013


Synopsis

"Hearing the click behind him, Parker threw his glass straight back over his right shoulder and dove off his chair to the left."When a job looks like amateur hour, Parker walks away. But even a squad of seasoned professionals can't guarantee against human error in a high-risk scam. Can an art dealer with issues unload a truck of paintings with Parker's aid? Or will the heist end up too much of a human interest story, as luck runs out before Parker can get in on the score?

About Donald E. Westlake

Richard Stark (1933–2008), wrote dozens of novels under his own name and a rainbow of other pseudonyms. Many of his books have been adapted for film, most notably The Hunter, which became the 1967 noir Point Blank and the 1999 smash Payback.

About Joe Barrett

Joe Barrett, an actor and Audie Award and Earphones Award–winning narrator, has appeared both on and off Broadway as well as in hundreds of radio and television commercials.


Reviews

Goodreads review by James on July 22, 2012

Richard Stark's amoral protagonist, known only as Parker, is low on cash and looking for work. Parker specializes in planning and executing elaborate heists and this inevitably involves working with others. Sadly, not all criminals are as talented and trustworthy as Parker and this means that his fi......more

Goodreads review by Jamie on November 08, 2024

An almost melancholic story of the burdens and pitfalls of Parker's chosen profession which feels like a study in the myriad ways jobs can go sideways and compassion can backfire. Being relentlessly professional, ever vigil, and blessed with a sixth sense for sniffing out troublesome people and situ......more

Goodreads review by Amos on September 27, 2021

Man, Mr Stark sure knows how to keep this series fresh: constantly putting his favorite thief in unfamiliar, seemingly impossible-to-get-out-of situations and seeing (writing) whatever the hell happens! Parker has been on a run of awful luck his last few jobs, and as his stash keeps dwindling he is......more

Goodreads review by Skip on October 13, 2018

While planning a job, a man Parker should have finished in an earlier confrontation, tries to kill him, putting himself in Parker's crosshairs for retribution. Meanwhile, Parker needs a score and after looking over a couple of opportunities, agrees to an art heist while a heavily guarded exhibit is......more

Goodreads review by Greg on November 12, 2011

The penultimate of the original Parker novels. Plunder Squad has quite a few things going on in it. Unlike other Parker novels this one has some side stories going on aside from the usual heist that is the focus of the novels. An old enemy returns to try to kill Parker. A couple of jobs fall through......more


Quotes

“Parker is refreshingly amoral, a thief who always gets away with the swag.’ Stephen King

“Whatever Stark writes, I read. He’s a stylist, a pro, and I thoroughly enjoy his attitude.” Elmore Leonard