{"product_id":"butchers-moon-by-richard-stark-9780226770956","title":"Butcher's Moon","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sixteenth Parker novel, \u003ci\u003eButcher’s Moon\u003c\/i\u003e is more than twice as long as most of the master heister’s adventures and is absolutely jammed with the action, violence, and nerve-jangling tension readers have come to expect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBack in the corrupt town where he lost his money, and nearly his life, in \u003ci\u003eSlayground\u003c\/i\u003e, Parker assembles a stunning cast of characters from throughout his career for one gigantic, blowout job: starting—and finishing—a gang war. It feels like the Parker novel to end all Parker novels, and for nearly twenty-five years, that’s what it was.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter its publication in 1974, Donald Westlake said, “Richard Stark proved to me that he had a life of his own by simply disappearing. He was gone.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a new introduction by Westlake’s close friend and writing partner, Lawrence Block, this classic Parker adventure deserves a place of honour on any crime fan’s bookshelf. More than thirty-five years later, \u003ci\u003eButcher's Moon\u003c\/i\u003e still packs a punch: keep your calendar clear when you pick it up, because once you open it you won't want to do anything but read until the last shot is fired.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48145131765996,"sku":"9780226770956","price":33.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780226770956-butcher-s-moon.jpg?v=1786395955","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/butchers-moon-by-richard-stark-9780226770956","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}