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A Parker Novel

By: Richard Stark

Narrated by: Robert Davi

A gritty novel featuring resourceful criminal Parker, the anti-hero of Payback.

Steel-nerved master thief Parker has his eyes on a fat prize: a gambling casino on the Hudson River. But it' s not in Parker's nature to gamble, so he leaves nothing to chance. From the phony politician to the getaway boat, from bringing guns on board to getting the money off, Parker has it all planned. There are only a few problems: The guy who tipped off Parker is a bureaucrat with a moral streak; the guy who's steering the getaway boat has unsavory friends with plenty of guns; and a reporter on the casino has enough sense to know that something isn't quite right.

Suddenly, Parker's surefire plan is blowing up like fireworks on the Fourth of July. With his luck going south, and no one left to trust but himself, Parker must do what he does best: punch, claw, and kill his way out of the night.

©1998 Richard Stark (P)2009 Phoenix Books, Inc.

This version is missing something?!

Great story; love this series. But the story of the actual heist is missing. Wth???
Also, the initial narration is almost unintelligible due to the accompanying music.

Missing the audio of the actual heist?

Weird oversight to just omit part of the book! And yeah this narrator’s voice is cool when I’m listening in a quiet environment, but it’s not easy to make out what he’s saying in a louder place. (I’ve been listening to all the Parker books in order and this is the first one that’s been hard to hear when I’m walking down the sidewalk!)