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The Outfit

Published
Jan 1963
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Action Adventure Action & Adventure
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224
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Hard-boiled crime doesn't get any better than this, the third novel in the classic series starring the deadly heister, Parker!   Richard Stark's Parker novels are the hardest of hard-boiled, classic crime novels where the heists are huge, the body counts are high, and the bad guys usually win. The Parker novels have been a huge influence on countless writers and filmmakers, including Quentin Tarantino, Stephen King, George Pelecanos, Colson Whitehead, Lucy Sante, John Banville, and many more. Their stripped-down language and hard-as-nails amorality create an unforgettable world where the next score could be the big one, but your next mistake could also be your last. There's nothing else like them.    They wanted Parker dead—and a late-night visit from a hitman proved they meant business. Now Parker plans to get even—dead even. Armed with a new face and his usual iron will, Parker is declaring a coast-to-coast war.

In The Outfit, Parker goes toe-to-toe with the mob, hellbent on taking him down. The notorious lone wolf has some extra tricks up his sleeve, and the entire underworld will learn an unforgettable lesson: whatever Parker does, he does deadly. This third novel in the series, which was the basis for the classic 1973 film The Outfit, with Robert Duvall in the lead, is chock full of astonishing heists and violent battles of will.

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Jul 1984 Avon ISBN 0380686503
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Jan 1981 Gregg Press ISBN 0839827105
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Dec 1981 Ultramarine Publishing Company ISBN 089366149X
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Dec 1988 John Curley & Assoc ISBN 1555046975
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