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The Jugger

A Parker Novel
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They say the past always catches up to you—but if he can help it, Parker won’t let his. In The Jugger, an old contact who could blow Parker’s cover warns him he’s in trouble before turning up dead. With Parker’s skeletons threatening to escape the closet, he must piece together the mystery at any cost before it’s too late.
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Ideal for fans of crime fiction and thrillers who appreciate hardboiled protagonists and tightly woven plots with a dark edge.

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Parker travels to Nebraska to help out a geriatric safecracker who knows too many of his criminal secrets. By the time he arrives, the safecracker is dead and Parker's skeletons are on the verge of escaping from their closet - unless Parker resorts to lethal measures.

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They say the past always catches up to you—but if he can help it, Parker won’t let his. In The Jugger, an old contact who could blow Parker’s cover tells Parker he’s in trouble—then turns up dead.

With Parker’s skeletons on the verge of escaping from their closet, he must put the pieces together—at any cost—before it’s too late.

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Praised by authors like Stephen King and Elmore Leonard, Richard Stark’s Parker series is hailed for its sharp noir style and compelling amoral protagonist. Critics describe the books as gripping, stylish, and endlessly re-readable, combining pulp speed with literary flair.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780226771021

Publisher: The University of Chicago Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 April 2009

Country: United States

Imprint: University of Chicago Press

Contributors:

  • Foreword by John Banville

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 2.0mm

Width: 13.0mm

Height: 20.0mm

Weight: 255g

Pages: 224

About the Author

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.

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