The Jugger (19 page)

It would work itself out. He drove north.

Richard Stark is one of the pre-eminent authors — and inventors — of noir crime fiction. Stark's recent Parker novels
Comeback
and
Backflash
were selected as New York Times Notable Books of the Year. His first novel,
The Hunter
, became the classic 1967 movie
Point Blank
. Thirty years later
The Hunter
was adapted again by Hollywood, in the hit Mel Gibson movie
Payback
. Richard Stark is also, at times, mystery Grand Master Donald E. Westlake.

THE PARKER SERIES:
Point Blank (1962) aka The Hunter
The Mourner (1963)
The Outfit (1963)
The Steel Hit (1963) aka The Man with the Getaway Face
The Score (1964) aka Killtown
The Black Ice Score (1965)
The Jugger (1965)
The Handle (1966) aka Run Lethal
The Seventh (1966) aka The Split
The Green Eagle Score (1967)
The Rare Coin Score (1967)
The Sour Lemon Score (1969)
Deadly Edge (1971)
Slayground (1971)
Plunder Squad (1972)
Butcher's Moon (1974)
Comeback (1997)
Backflash (1998)
Payback (1999)
Flashfire (2000)
Firebreak (2001)
Breakout (2002)
Nobody Runs Forever (2004)
Ask the Parrot (2006)