The Dame - by Richard Stark (Paperback)
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Highlights
- An action-packed, classic crime novel by a master starring Parker's associate Alan Grofield Donald E. Westlake is one of the greats of crime fiction.
- Author(s): Richard Stark
- 198 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Mystery & Detective
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About the Book
When his client is murdered, Grofield must take his chances against the mob in the perilous depths of the Puerto Rican rain forest. The client's husband, who thinks Grofield is the murderer, wants his revenge--in blood.Book Synopsis
An action-packed, classic crime novel by a master starring Parker's associate Alan Grofield
Donald E. Westlake is one of the greats of crime fiction. Under the pseudonym Richard Stark, he wrote twenty-four fast-paced, hardboiled novels featuring Parker, a shrewd career criminal with a talent for heists. Using the same nom de plume, Westlake also completed a separate series in the Parker universe, starring Alan Grofield, an occasional colleague of Parker. While he shares events and characters with several Parker novels, Grofield is less calculating and more hot-blooded than Parker; think fewer guns, more dames.Not that there isn't violence and adventure aplenty. The Dame finds Grofield in Puerto Rico protecting a rich, demanding woman in her isolated jungle villa, and reluctantly assuming the role of detective. A rare Westlake take on a whodunit, The Dame features a cast of colorful characters and a suspenseful-and memorable-climax.
With a new foreword by Sarah Weinman that situates the Grofield series within Westlake's work as a whole, this novel is an exciting addition to any crime fiction fan's library.
Review Quotes
"Whatever Stark writes, I read. He's a stylist, a pro, and I thoroughly enjoy his attitude."--Elmore Leonard
"Fiercely distracting . . . . Westlake is an expert plotter; and while Parker is a blunt instrument of a human being depicted in rudimentary short grunts of sentences, his take on other characters reveals a writer of great humor and human understanding."--John Hodgman ""Parade""
Dimensions (Overall): 7.9 Inches (H) x 5.2 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)
Weight: .45 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 198
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Mystery & Detective
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Theme: Hard-Boiled
Format: Paperback
Author: Richard Stark
Language: English
Street Date: April 15, 2012
TCIN: 1006092288
UPC: 9780226770390
Item Number (DPCI): 247-27-5406
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
Shipping details
Estimated ship dimensions: 0.5 inches length x 5.2 inches width x 7.9 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.45 pounds
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