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Parker thrillers volume 19
Language
English
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"In Flashfire Parker hobnobs with the excessively monied citizens of West Palm Beach while impersonating a Texan oilman looking to buy property. The true object of his affection is a twelve-million-dollar stash of jewels that he aims to steal from under the noses of a hundred socialites, a hit man, and six other thieves who have an unhealthy love of explosions. When things go sour, Parker finds himself shot and trapped--and forced to rely on a civilian...
Author
Series
Parker thrillers volume 13
Language
English
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Description
It begins with a rock concert - Parker and his fellow thieves are ripping off the box office - and then moves to a mysterious problem - colleagues turning up dead.
Author
Publisher
Mysterious Press
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Fleeing the authorities after a disastrous bank heist, Parker is rescued by Tom Lindahl, a one-time whistleblower tossed aside by the corrupt political establishment, who has a daring scheme to seek revenge and a plan to use Parker to accomplish his goal.
4) Dirty money
Author
Series
Parker thrillers volume 24
Language
English
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Description
Master criminal Parker and his cohorts return to an abandoned country church where they had been forced to abandon the spoils of a bank heist, an endeavor during which he drives an old choir van and works to outmaneuver foes on both sides of the law.
5) The outfit
Author
Series
Parker thrillers volume 3
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
When the Outfit tries to kill him, Parker declares war. Ripping off the syndicate is easy, but going one-on-one with Bronson, the Outfit's big boss, is the hard part. Hard for anyone but Parker, because the entire underworld understands that whatever Parker does -- he does for keep.
6) The mourner
Author
Series
Parker thrillers volume 4
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
The fourth Parker novel has the main character coming up against the KGB while on the trail of a small statue stolen from a fifteenth-century French tomb.
Author
Series
Parker thrillers volume 10
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Parker plans to steal the payroll from a U.S. military base.
Author
Series
Parker thrillers volume 16
Language
English
Formats
Description
Stark's antihero Parker attempts to retrieve money he had to leave in an amusement park, but the money is gone. He enlists Alan Grofield to assist, but when Grofield is taken hostage, Parker assembles a private army to get him back and rob the mob blind at the same time.
Author
Series
Parker thrillers volume 9
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Parker makes the mistake of letting an amateur in on the score, and one of them is a pretty woman named Claire.
10) The hunter
Author
Series
Parker thrillers volume 1
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
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.
She shot him just above the belt and left him for dead. Then they torched the house, with Parker still in it, and took the money he had helped them steal. Now it's payback time! Parker is on a quest to avenge a double cross and recover his cut...
Author
Series
Parker thrillers volume 2
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Master thief Parker visits a plastic surgeon in Nebraska to hide the face that the New York syndicate wants to destroy, but now, with a whole new face, Parker sets out to plan the perfect heist of an armored car, but somehow things still keep going wrong.
12) Backflash
Author
Series
Parker thrillers volume 18
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
The master thief, Parker, plots to rob a floating casino on the Hudson River. He puts together a team of robbers, ensures weapons are smuggled on board, and arranges for a getaway boat. The planning is meticulous, but will chance favor the enterprise?
Author
Series
Parker thrillers volume 22
Publisher
Mysterious Press
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Reconsidering his life's work after he is set up for a murder, master criminal Parker ignores his suspicions in order to accept a potentially lucrative heist job involving a team of incompetent associates, and a small-town bank.
14) The seventh
Author
Series
Parker thrillers volume 7
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The seventh book in the Parker series, this describes the aftermath of a brilliant heist at a college football game.
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