Donald E. Westlake
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- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 5 hours 36 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2008
- Language: English
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3.56(1346 ratings)
The men in the tan-and-cream Chrysler came with guns blazing. When Ray Kelly woke up in the hospital, it was a month later, he was missing an eye, and his father was dead. Then things started to get bad. From the mind of the incomparable Donald E. Westlake comes a devastating story of betrayal and revenge, an exploration of the limits of family loyalty and how far a man will go when everything he loves is taken from him.
... Read moreAsk the Parrot
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: William Dufris
- Length: 5 hours 50 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2008
- Language: English
Racing through the backwoods of Massachusetts and on the verge of being taken down for one of the biggest and most disastrous bank heists the state has ever seen, Parker runs right into the barrel of a gun pointed from the wrong side of the law.
A quiet and angry recluse with only a silent parrot for company in his seclusion, Tom Lindahl saves Parker from the police dogs, but enmeshes him in yet another in a long line of dubious, highly dangerous–but seriously profitable–jobs.
Far more than some aimless indigent, holed up in a shack in the woods, Lindahl is a man built on rage and driven by a thirst for revenge. A whistleblower whom nobody heard, a man tossed aside by a corrupt political establishment, Lindahl plans to rob them of their lucre and needs Parker’s help.
... Read moreBackflash
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: Keith Szarabajka
- Length: 6 hours 16 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2013
- Language: English
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4.1(2 ratings)
After the publication of Butcher’s Moon in 1974, Donald Westlake said, “Richard Stark proved to me that he had a life of his own by simply disappearing. He was gone.” And readers waited.
But nothing bad is truly gone forever, and Parker’s as bad as they come. According to Westlake, one day in 1997, “suddenly, he came back from the dead, with a chalky prison pallor”–and the novels that followed showed that neither Parker nor Stark had lost a step.
Backflash finds Parker checking out the scene on a Hudson River gambling boat. Parker’s no fan of either relaxation or risk, however, so you can be sure he’s playing with house money–and he’s willing to do anything to tilt the odds in his favor. Featuring a great cast of heisters, a striking setting, and a new introduction by Westlake’s close friend and writing partner, Lawrence Block, this classic Parker adventure deserves a place of honor on any crime fan’s bookshelf.
... Read moreBad News
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: Michael Kramer
- Length: 9 hours 29 minutes
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
- Publish date: January 01, 2001
- Language: English
“I’m a robber,” John Dortmunder says, “not a grave robber.” Yet he soon finds himself in a Long Island cemetery with dirt up to his knees. His old friend Andy Kelp is to blame—Andy and the Internet. For it was while ambling on the Net that Kelp met up with master manipulator Fitzroy Guilderpost and his nefarious companions, the flunked teacher Irwin Gabel and the Las Vegas showgirl Little Feather Redcorn. What these three have in mind is the takeover of an upstate casino, and what they also envision is that Dortmunder and Kelp will not share in the ill-gotten gains. Shovel in hand, Dortmunder wonders whose grave this is. If he isn’t careful, it could be his.
“Westlake has a genius for comic strategy, and Bad News has a lunatic brilliance worthy of Abbott and Costello.”—New York Times
Butcher’s Moon
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: Joe Barrett
- Length: 10 hours 6 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2013
- Language: English
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4.41(4 ratings)
The sixteenth Parker novel, Butcher’s Moon is more than twice as long most of the master heister’s adventures, and absolutely jammed with the action, violence, and nerve-jangling tension readers have come to expect. Back in the corrupt town where he lost his money, and nearly his life, in Slayground, Parker assembles a stunning cast of characters from throughout his career for one gigantic, blowout job: starting–and finishing–a gang war. It feels like the Parker novel to end all Parker novels, and for nearly twenty-five years that’s what it was.
... Read moreComeback
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: Keith Szarabajka
- Length: 5 hours 23 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2013
- Language: English
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4.09(9 ratings)
After the bloodbath of Butcher’s Moon, the action-filled blowout Parker adventure, Donald Westlake said, “Richard Stark proved to me that he had a life of his own by simply disappearing. He was gone.” And for nearly twenty-five years, he stayed away, while readers waited.
But nothing bad is truly gone forever, and Parker’s as bad as they come. According to Westlake, one day in 1997, “suddenly, he came back from the dead, with a chalky prison pallor”–and the resulting novel, Comeback, showed that neither Stark nor Parker had lost a single step. Knocking over a highly lucrative religious revival show, Parker reminds us that not all criminals don ski masks–some prefer to hide behind the wings of fallen angels.
... Read moreDancing Aztecs
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Length: 13 hours 10 minutes
- Publisher: Highbridge Company
- Publish date: October 11, 2011
- Language: English
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4(619 ratings)
From the #8220;master of the rolling scam,#8221; here is a hilarious crime caper set in New York. A hot hustler is searching for a million-dollar Aztec sculpture that is accidentally mixed with cheap plaster copies. From Harlem to Greenwich, a motley cast chases the lost piece.
... Read moreDeadly Edge
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: Keith Szarabajka
- Length: 5 hours 10 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2013
- Language: English
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4.21(42 ratings)
Deadly Edge bids a brutal adieu to the 1960s as Parker robs a rock concert and the heist goes south. Soon Parker finds himself–and his woman, Claire–menaced by a pair of sadistic, drug-crazed hippies. Parker has a score to settle, while Claire’s armed with her first rifle–and they’re both ready to usher in the end of the age of Aquarius.
... Read moreDirty Money
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: Stephen R. Thorne
- Length: 5 hours 12 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2008
- Language: English
Master criminal Parker takes another turn for the worse as he tries to recover loot from a heist gone terribly wrong. Parker and two cohorts stole the assets of a bank in transit, but the police heat was so great they could only escape if they left the money behind. Now Parker and his associates plot to reclaim the loot, which they hid in the choir loft of an unused country church. As they implement the plan, people on both sides of the law use the forces at their command to stop Parker and grab the goods for themselves. Though Parker’s new getaway van is an old Ford Econoline with “Holy Redeemer Choir” on its doors, his gang is anything but holy, and Parker will do whatever it takes to redeem his prize, no matter who gets hurt in the process.
... Read moreFirebreak
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: Stephen R. Thorne
- Length: 6 hours 11 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2013
- Language: English
Between Parker’s 1961 debut and his return in the late 1990s, the world of crime changed considerably. Now fake IDs and credit cards had to be purchased from specialists; increasingly sophisticated policing made escape and evasion tougher; and, worst of all, money had gone digital–the days of cash-stuffed payroll trucks were long gone. Firebreak takes Parker to a palatial Montana “hunting lodge” where a dot-com millionaire hides a gallery of stolen old masters–which will fetch Parker a pretty penny if his team can just get it past the mansion’s tight security. The forests of Montana are an inhospitable place for a heister when well-laid plans fall apart, but no matter how untamed the wilderness, Parker’s guaranteed to be the most dangerous predator around.
... Read moreFlashfire
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: Mark Peckham
- Length: 7 hours 13 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2013
- Language: English
Between Parker’s 1961 debut and his return in the late 1990s, the world of crime changed considerably. Now fake IDs and credit cards had to be purchased from specialists; increasingly sophisticated policing made escape and evasion tougher; and, worst of all, money had gone digital–the days of cash-stuffed payroll trucks were long gone.
But cash isn’t everything, and now Parker’s after a fortune in jewels. In Flashfire, Parker’s in West Palm Beach, competing with a crew that has an unhealthy love of explosions. When things go sour, Parker finds himself shot and trapped–and forced to rely on a civilian to survive.
... Read moreGet Real
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: William Dufris
- Length: 7 hours 0 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2009
- Language: English
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3.87(978 ratings)
Eluding the law has always been high on Dortmunder’s list. But getting caught red-handed is inevitable in his next caper, when a TV producer convinces this thief and his merry gang to star in a reality show that captures their next score. The producer even guarantees to keep the show from being used as evidence against them. They’re dubious at first, but the pay’s good, so they sign on. A mock-up of the OJ Bar is built in a downtown New York City warehouse. As the gang plans their next move with the cameras rolling, Dortmunder and Kelp sneak onto the roof of their new studio to organize a private enterprise. It will take an ingenious plan to outwit viewers glued to their television sets, but Dortmunder is nothing if not persistent, and he’s determined to end this shoot with money in his pockets.
... Read moreGood Behavior
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Length: 8 hours 14 minutes
- Publisher: Highbridge Company
- Publish date: February 04, 2014
- Language: English
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4.12(1308 ratings)
Jimmy the Kid
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Length: 5 hours 43 minutes
- Publisher: Highbridge Company
- Publish date: March 05, 2013
- Language: English
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4.06(2735 ratings)
Lemons Never Lie
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: Steve Aveson
- Length: 5 hours 26 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2008
- Language: English
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3.85(11 ratings)
When he’s not carrying out heists with his friend Parker, Alan Grofield runs a small theater in Indiana. But putting on shows costs money and jobs have been thin lately–which is why Grofield agreed to fly to Las Vegas to hear Andrew Myers’ plan to knock over a brewery in upstate New York. Unfortunately, Myers’ plan is insane–so Grofield walks out on him. But Myers isn’t a man you walk out on, and his retribution culminates in an act of unforgivable brutality. That’s when Grofield decides to show him what a disciple of Parker is capable of …
... Read moreMemory
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: Stephen R. Thorne
- Length: 10 hours 58 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2010
- Language: English
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3.74(544 ratings)
Hospitalized after a liaison with another man’s wife ends in violence, Paul Cole has just one goal: to rebuild his shattered life. But with his memory damaged, the police hounding him, and no way even to get home, Paul’s facing steep odds–and a bleak fate if he fails. This final, never-before-published novel by three-time Edgar Award winner Donald E. Westlake is a noir masterpiece, a dark and painful portrait of a man’s struggle against merciless forces that threaten to strip him of his very identity.
... Read moreMoney For Nothing
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: Michael Kramer
- Length: 7 hours 21 minutes
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
- Publish date: January 01, 2003
- Language: English
Josh Redmont was 27 when the first check arrived, and he had absolutely no idea what it was for. Issued by ‘United States Agent’ through an unnamed bank with an indeterminate address in D.C., someone seemed to think Josh was owed $1,000. One month later, another check arrived, and then another, and another…and Josh cashed them all. Month after month, year after year, never a peep from the IRS, never an explanation for all this seemingly found money; the checks even followed Josh from one address to another as he moved through life. Now, after a full seven years, we find him on his way to meet the wife and kids for a summer vacation. Puzzled by the approach of a smiling stranger, Josh’s stomach seizes with dread when the unwanted greeting begins with, ‘I am from United States Agent.’ Dumbstruck, Josh attempts to feign ignorance until he hears the words, ‘You are now active.’
... Read moreNobody’s Perfect
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Length: 7 hours 23 minutes
- Publisher: Highbridge Company
- Publish date: May 28, 2013
- Language: English
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3.94(1313 ratings)
Plunder Squad
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: Joe Barrett
- Length: 5 hours 31 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2013
- Language: English
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4.07(4 ratings)
“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?
... Read morePut a Lid on It
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: William Dufris
- Length: 6 hours 54 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2007
- Language: English
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3.76(441 ratings)
The critically acclaimed, bestselling author of The Ax and The Hook is back in rare form as he introduces Meehan, a character who keeps the lid from blowing off Washington politics. Meehan, a career thief staring at life without parole, is awaiting sentencing at the Manhattan Correctional Center when he is called to a meeting by someone masquerading as his lawyer. The man, it turns out, represents the presidential reelection campaign committee now finding itself in need of a little professional help. So they outsource Meehan in return for a walk from all pending criminal charges. All he has to do is steal a compromising video tape before the other side springs an October Surprise on the president. A shrewd burglar, Meehan bites–and shows just how easy Watergate would have been had they left it to the professionals.
... Read moreSlayground
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: Joe Barrett
- Length: 5 hours 16 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2013
- Language: English
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4.08(45 ratings)
The hunter becomes prey, as a heist goes sour and Parker finds himself trapped in a shuttered amusement park, besieged by a bevy of local mobsters. There are no exits from Fun Island. Outnumbered and outgunned, Parker can’t afford a single miscalculation. He’s low on bullets–but, as anyone who’s crossed his path knows, that definitely doesn’t mean he’s defenseless.
... Read moreSomebody Owes Me Money
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 6 hours 37 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2008
- Language: English
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3.78(1426 ratings)
Cab driver Chet Conway was hoping for a good tip from his latest fare, the sort he could spend. But what he got was a tip on a horse race. Which might have turned out okay, except that when he went to collect his winnings, Chet found his bookie lying dead on the living room floor. Chet knows he had nothing to do with it–but just try explaining that to the cops, to the two rival criminal gangs who each think Chet’s working for the other, and to the dead man’s beautiful sister, who has flown in from Las Vegas to avenge her brother’s murder…
... Read moreThe Black Ice Score
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: Stephen R. Thorne
- Length: 3 hours 53 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2010
- Language: English
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3.86(17 ratings)
The good guys in a new African nation were missing a treasury full of diamonds. The nation’s corrupt leader had stashed the rocks somewhere in New York City. Now the good guys needed a specialist to get their diamonds back. So they came to the best in the business: Parker. Only the three mysterious tough guys came to Parker, too. They figured three hands filled with .38’s could convince him to pass up this international gem game. But leaning on Parker was like pressuring a box of TNT with a short fuse.
... Read moreThe Blackbird
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: R. C. Bray
- Length: 5 hours 0 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2013
- Language: English
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3.79(3 ratings)
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 third Grofield novel, The Blackbird shares its first chapter with Slayground: after a traumatic car crash, Parker eludes the police, but Grofield gets caught. Lying injured in the hospital, Grofield is visited by G-Men who offer him an alternative to jail, and he finds himself forced into a deadly situation involving international criminals and a political conspiracy.
... Read moreThe Busy Body
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Length: 5 hours 32 minutes
- Publisher: Highbridge Company
- Publish date: February 28, 2012
- Language: English
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3.8(606 ratings)
The Comedy is Finished
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 10 hours 48 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2012
- Language: English
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3.64(532 ratings)
The year is 1977, and America is finally getting over the nightmares of Watergate and Vietnam and the national hangover that was the 1960s. But not everyone is ready to let it go. Not aging comedian Koo Davis, friend to generals and presidents and veteran of countless USO tours to buck up American troops in the field. And not the five remaining members of the self-proclaimed People’s Revolutionary Army, who’ve decided that kidnapping Koo Davis would be the perfect way to bring their cause back to life.
This is the final, previously unpublished novel from the legendary author Donald Westlake.
... Read moreThe Cutie
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: Stephen R. Thorne
- Length: 5 hours 26 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2009
- Language: English
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3.76(938 ratings)
Some people will do anything for money.
Mavis St. Paul had been a rich man’s mistress. Now she was a corpse. And every cop in New York City was hunting for the two-bit punk accused of putting a knife in her.
But the punk was innocent. He’d been set up to take the fall by some cutie who was too clever by half. My job? Find that cutie–before the cutie found me.
... Read moreThe Dame
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: R. C. Bray
- Length: 4 hours 40 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2013
- Language: English
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3.71(6 ratings)
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.
... Read moreThe Damsel
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: R. C. Bray
- Length: 4 hours 55 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2013
- Language: English
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3.67(5 ratings)
Donald E. Westlake is one of the greats of crime fiction. Under the pseudonym Richard Stark, he wrote twenty-four fast-paced, hard-boiled 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 Damsel begins directly after the Parker novel The Handle. Following a wounded Grofield and his damsel on a scenic, action-packed road trip from Mexico City to Acapulco, The Damsel is full of wit, adrenaline, and political intrigue.
... Read moreThe Green Eagle Score
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: Stephen R. Thorne
- Length: 4 hours 38 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2010
- Language: English
Here’s Parker–planning to steal the entire payroll of an Air Force base in upstate New York, with help from Marty Fusco–whose fresh out of the pen–and a smart aleck finance clerk named Devers. Holed up with family in a scrappy little town, the hoisters prepare for the risky job by trying to shorten the odds. But the ice is thinner than Parker likes to think–and Marty’s ex-wife is much more complicated.
... Read moreThe Handle
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: Stephen R. Thorne
- Length: 4 hours 24 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2011
- Language: English
Baron is clever–perhaps too clever. He sits on the heavily protected island of Cockaigne, a mini-Las Vegas forty miles out in the Gulf of Mexico, raking in as much as $250,000 some nights, laughing at the Outfit, who can’t collect their cut. Now the Outfit can no longer stand the loss of face–not to mention the loss of revenue. That’s why they’ve sent for Parker, who knows that the line between success and failure on this score would be exactly the length of the barrel of a .38. Double-crosses and double-dealings from the word go, not to mention the arrival of Parker’s flamboyant friend Grofield, make this one of Richard Stark’s best.
... Read moreThe Hunter
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: John Chancer
- Length: 5 hours 0 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2010
- Language: English
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3.94(344 ratings)
You probably haven’t noticed them, but they’ve noticed you. They notice everything. That’s their job. Sitting quietly in a nondescript car outside a bank making note of the tellers’ work habits. Lagging a few car lengths behind the Brinks truck on its daily rounds. Surreptitiously jiggling the handle of an unmarked service door at the racetrack. They’re heisters. They’re pros, and Parker is far and away the best of them. In The Hunter, the first volume in the series, Parker roars into New York City, seeking revenge on the woman who betrayed him and on the man who took his money, stealing and scamming his way to redemption.
... Read moreThe Jugger
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: Stephen R. Thorne
- Length: 4 hours 8 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2011
- Language: English
Not many men knew what Parker did for a living, because what he did was steal. But Joe Sheer, a retired safecracker–known in the business as a jugger–knew. He knew Parker’s alias, his whereabouts, his plans–and because he knew too much, he knew to keep his mouth shut. Or die. But Joe was more than ready to trade what he knew for a soft mattress, windows without bars on them, and what every man needs–his freedom.
So Parker had come to Nebraska to find the old jugger–and probably murder him. But what Parker found was trouble: Joe was already six feet under; something very valuable was missing; and somebody was planning a funeral–Parker’s. Too bad for somebody that Parker wasn’t an easy man to kill.
... Read moreThe Man with the Getaway Face
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: John Chancer
- Length: 4 hours 51 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2010
- Language: English
Parker, the ruthless antihero of Richard Stark’s eponymous mystery novels, is one of the most unforgettable characters in hard-boiled noir. Lauded by critics for his taut realism, unapologetic amorality, and razor-sharp prose, Stark is a master of crime writing. His books are as influential as any in the genre. Parker goes under the knife in The Man with the Getaway Face, changing his face to escape the mob and a contract on his life. Along the way he scores his biggest heist yet: an armored car in New Jersey, stuffed with cash.
... Read moreThe Mourner
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: Stephen R. Thorne
- Length: 4 hours 12 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2011
- Language: English
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3.94(8 ratings)
The heist was a piece of cake. It didn’t bother Parker that the priceless statue was in a Russian diplomat’s house … because he had no scruples about ripping off a Red. It didn’t bother Parker that his ex-girlfriend had blackmailed him into pulling this job … because he figured out how to make an extra fifty grand on the deal. It did bother Parker that somebody else was trying to steal the statue first–because being second wasn’t Parker’s style. Whether he was up against the mob or the KGB, Parker intended to beat them all at the stealing game. Of course, he didn’t count on a double cross, a two-timing blonde, and one lethal luger aimed at making him not only second, but last–dead last.
... Read moreThe Outfit
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: John Chancer
- Length: 5 hours 8 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2011
- Language: English
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4.25(75 ratings)
The Outfit was organized crime with a capital O. They were big; they were bad; they were brutal. No crook ever crossed them and lived to enjoy it–except Parker. So they wanted Parker dead, and a hit man proved they meant business. Too bad for the Outfit he missed. Ripping off the Outfit was the easy part of Parker’s game. Going one-on-one with Bronson, the Outfit’s big boss, was the hard part.
... Read moreThe Rare Coin Score
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: John Chancer
- Length: 4 hours 33 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2012
- Language: English
When it comes to heists, Parker believes in some cardinal rules. On this job, he breaks two of them: never bring a dame along–especially not one you like–and never, ever, work with amateurs. Nevertheless, with the help of a creep named Billy, and the lure of a classy widow, he agrees to set up a heist of a coin convention. But Billy’s a rookie with no idea how to pull off a score, and the lady soon becomes a major distraction. The Rare Coin Score marks the first appearance of Claire, who will steal Parker’s heart while together they steal two million dollars worth of coins.
... Read moreThe Road to Ruin
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: William Dufris
- Length: 9 hours 9 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2007
- Language: English
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3.82(832 ratings)
This time out John Dortmunder and his merry band of crooks return to the scene of the crime world in an attempt to steal a fleet of automobiles that would leave the sultan of Brunei blushing. The mark is Monroe Hall, corrupt CEO of a now defunct conglomerate, who spent more of his company’s money on himself than the boys at Enron and WorldCom combined. Having escaped prosecution, Hall is holed up on his massive Pennsylvania farm and Dortmunder, as usual, has his eyes on the big prize: Hall’s vintage wheels.
... Read moreThe Score
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: Stephen R. Thorne
- Length: 4 hours 18 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2011
- Language: English
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4.09(1360 ratings)
It was an impossible crime: knock off an entire North Dakota town called Copper Canyon–clean out the plant payroll, both banks, and all the stores in one night. Parker called it “science fiction,” but with the right men (a score of them), he could figure it out to the last detail. It could work. If the men behaved like pros–cool and smart, if they didn’t get impatient, start chasing skirts, or decide to take the opportunity to settle secret old scores … they just might pull it off.
... Read moreThe Seventh
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: Stephen R. Thorne
- Length: 4 hours 25 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2011
- Language: English
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4(8 ratings)
The robbery was a piece of cake. The getaway was clean. And seven men were safely holed up in different places while Parker held all the cash. But somehow the sweet heist of a college football game turns sour, Parker’s woman is murdered, and the take is stolen. Now Parker’s looking for the lowlife who did him dirty, while the cops are looking for seven clever thieves–and Parker must outrun them all. When hunters and hunted meet, some win, some lose.
... Read moreThe Sour Lemon Score
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: Stephen R. Thorne
- Length: 4 hours 5 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2012
- Language: English
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4.09(1360 ratings)
Bank robberies should run like clockwork, right? If your name’s Parker, you expect nothing less. Until, that is, one of your partners gets too greedy for his own good. The four-way split following a job leaves too small a take for George Uhl, who begins to pick off his fellow hoisters, one by one. The first mistake? He doesn’t begin things by putting a bullet in Parker. That means he won’t get the chance to make a second. One of the darkest novels in the series, this caper proves the adage that no one crosses Parker and lives.
... Read moreTransgressions: Price of Desire
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: John Keating
- Length: 6 hours 50 minutes
- Publisher: Macmillan Audio
- Publish date: June 01, 2005
- Language: English
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3.73(11 ratings)
Novellas from Transgressions by Ed McBain, Anne Perry and Donald E. Westlake
“Merely Hate” by Ed McBain: When a string of Muslim cabdrivers are killed the detectives of the 87th Precinct must hunt down a killer before the city explodes in violence.
“Hostages” by Anne Perry: In their eternal struggle for freedom, there is about to be a changing of the guard in the Irish Republican Army. Yet for some, old habits–and honor–die hard.
“Walking Around Money” by Donald E. Westlake: If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is, and the hapless crook, John Dortmunder, must get to the bottom of this slam-dunk caper before he’s left holding the bag.
... Read moreWatch Your Back!
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: William Dufris
- Length: 9 hours 6 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2008
- Language: English
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4.02(986 ratings)
Hapless criminal John Dortmunder returns in another rollicking tale of disorganized crime from Grand Master of Mystery Donald E. Westlake. It’s the score of a lifetime: easy access to a lavish New York City apartment, hordes of valuables, and an absentee owner avoiding the lawyers of his unhappy ex-wives. But before they pull the job, Dortmunder’s crew is startled to find their beloved gin joint, the OJ, in the clutches of the Mafia–who consider it perfect for a little fraud, courtesy of a nice big fire. For tactical and highly superstitious reasons, the fate of the OJ is even more important to the crew than the enormous score. Now, Dortmunder and his gang are determined to split their time, fighting the mob and robbing the rich simultaneously.
... Read moreWhat’s So Funny?
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Narrator: William Dufris
- Length: 9 hours 10 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2008
- Language: English
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3.92(1209 ratings)
All it takes is a few underhanded moves by a tough ex-cop named Eppick to pull thief John Dortmunder into a game he never wanted to play. With no choice, he musters his always-game gang and they set out on a perilous treasure hunt for a long-lost gold and jewel-studded chess set once intended as a birthday gift for the last Romanov czar, which unfortunately reached Russia after that party was over. From the moment Dortmunder reaches for his first pawn, he faces insurmountable odds. The purloined past of this precious set is destined to confound any strategy he finds on the board. Success is not inevitable with John Dortmunder leading the attack, but he’s nothing if not persistent, and some gambit or other might just stumble into a winning move.
... Read moreWhy Me?
- By: Donald E. Westlake
- Length: 7 hours 3 minutes
- Publisher: Highbridge Company
- Publish date: December 03, 2013
- Language: English
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4.11(1311 ratings)