The Hunter - A Parker Novel; .

Parker ohne Vorname, ohne Biographie ist ein Einzelgänger, professionell bis zur Perfektion als Verbrecher. Doch vor zehn Monaten wurde er bei einem Waffendeal von seiner eigenen Frau verraten, die mit Mal Resnick, einem Großmaul aus dem Verbrechersyndikat, gemeinsame Sache machte. Jetzt ist Parker zurück in der Stadt, ein einsamer Jäger, der nach allen Regeln der Kunst Rache nimmt. "The Hunter" wurde 1967 unter dem Titel "Point Blank" von John Boorman mit Lee Marvin verfilmt.

Informationen zum Autor Richard Stark is one of the many pseudonyms of Donald E. Westlake! prolific author of noir crime fiction. In 1993 the Mystery Writers of America bestowed the society's highest honor on Westlake! naming him a Grand Master. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Autorentext

Richard Stark was one of the many pseudonyms of Donald E. Westlake (1933-2008), a prolific author of noir crime fiction. In 1993 the Mystery Writers of America bestowed the society's highest honor on Westlake, naming him a Grand Master.

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First book in the classic crime series that's the basis for the forthcoming film Play Dirty! She shot him just above the belt and left him for dead. Then they torched the house, with Parker in it, and took the money he had helped them steal. It all went down just the way they'd planned, except for one thing: Parker didn't die. In The Hunter, the first volume in the Parker series, our ruthless antihero 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. The volume that kickstarted Parker's forty-plus-year career of larceny--and inspired the 1967 motion picture Point Blank, starring Lee Marvin--The Hunter is back, ready to thrill a new generation of noir fans.

Zusammenfassung
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.