The Man With the Getaway Face
by Stark, Richard
You probably haven't ever noticed them. But they've noticed you. They notice everything. That's their job. Sitting quietly in a nondescript car outside a bank making note of the tellers' work habits, the positions of the security guards. Lagging a few car lengths behind the Brinks truck on its daily rounds. Surreptitiously jiggling the handle of an unmarked service door at the racetrack. They're thieves. Heisters, to be precise. They're pros, and Parker is far and away the best of them. If you're planning a job, you want him in. Tough, smart, hardworking, and relentlessly focused on his trade, he is the heister's heister, the robber's robber, the heavy's heavy. You don't want to cross him, and you don't want to get in his way, because he'll stop at nothing to get what he's after. Parker, the ruthless antihero of Richard Stark's eponymous mystery novels, is one of the most unforgettable characters in hardboiled noir. Lauded by critics for his taut realism, unapologetic amorality, and razor-sharp prose-style—and adored by fans who turn each intoxicating page with increasing urgency—Stark is a master of crime writing, his books as influential as any in the genre. The University of Chicago Press has embarked on a project to return the early volumes of this series to print for a new generation of readers to discover—and become addicted to.Parker goes under the knife in The Man with the Getaway Face, changing his face to escape the mob and a contract on his life. Along the way he scores his biggest heist yet: an armored car in New Jersey, stuffed with cash."Westlake knows precisely how to grab a reader, draw him or her into the story, and then slowly tighten his grip until escape is impossible."—Washington Post Book World"Elmore Leonard wouldn't write what he does if Stark hadn't been there before. And Quentin Tarantino wouldn't write what he does without Leonard. . . . Old master that he is, Stark does all of them one better."—Los Angeles Times"Donald Westlake's Parker novels are among the small number of books I read over and over. Forget all that crap you've been telling yourself about War and Peace and Proust—these are the books you'll want on that desert island."—Lawrence Block
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Man with the Getaway Face
by Stark, Richard [Westlake, Donald E., 1933-2008]
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London: Allison & Busby Ltd, 1984. SIGNED as Donald E. Westlake under "Richard Stark" on title page. Original black cloth boards with title in gold letters on spine. Purple Dust Jacket, gold and white letters. The second Parker novel: Parker goes under the knife, changing his face to escape the mob and a contract on his life. Along the… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE MAN WITH THE GETAWAY FACE
by Stark, Richard (Donald E. Westlake)
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New York: Pocket Books, 1963. First Edition, First Printing. . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good to Near Fine. Vintage paperback, Pocket Books 6180; the second book in Westlake's hardboiled mystery-crime series featuring Parker, the stone-cold, professional holdup man; cover art by Harry Bennett; Paperback Original, True First Edition, First Printing; front cover and first few pages of text… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE MAN WITH THE GETAWAY FACE
by Stark, Richard [Westlake, Donald E.]; Scott, Justin [introduction]
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Boston: Gregg Press, 1981. First Hardcover Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, vi, 151 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine light blue with black lettering. Dust jacket protected in myalar covering. Minor shelfwear. Sunning to spine. Light scuffing to edges of jacket. Interior pages clean. Shelved under Front Counter. 1375701. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. … Read more about this item Item Price
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The Man with the Getaway Face [Paperback] Richard Stark
by Richard Stark
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Pocket Books Inc, 1963-01-01. First THUS. Mass Market Paperback. Clean & Unmarked . 7x4x1. AKA Donald Westlake. Spine lightly cocked with slight wear at extremities. Otherwise nice, clean & straight. While spine is currently uncreased, it is nevertheless very fragile. 151 pp. Item Price
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The Man with the Getaway Face
by Stark, Richard (Donald E. Westlake)
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London: Allison & Busby (1984), 1984. First UK edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/very near Fine. Slim 8vo. [6], 7-155, [5] pp. Black cloth with yellow lettering on the spine. Price of £7.95 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Hubin 766. A Near Fine book with a few flecks of foxing to the top textblock in a very… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE MAN WITH THE GETAWAY FACE. (the Violent World of PARKER series)
by Stark, Richard. (pseudonym of Donald E. Westlake)
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New York, NY, USA.: Avon Books., 1984. Book. Illus. by PHOTO Cover!. FN+, Near New. Soft cover. First Edition By This Publisher,.. June 1984; 157 pages. "When the bandages came off, Parker looked in the mirror at a stranger. He nodded to the stranger and looked beyond at the reflection of Dr. Adler. Parker had been in the sanitarium a… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Man with the Getaway Face
by Stark, Richard (aka Donald E. Westlake)
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London: Allison & Busby, 1984. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. SIGNED and inscribed by author (as Donald Westlake) on title page, his second Parker thriller; near fine in near fine dust jacket, in fresh mylar cover; minor fading to bottom of front board, small faint stain at bottom of front hinge else a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE MAN WITH THE GETAWAY FACE - A Parker Adventure
by Stark, Richard (pen name used by Donald E. Westlake)
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New York: Mysterious Press, 1998. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Printing - First Thus. 8vo. 216 pp. Trade paperback format. Edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine; no interior markings. When the bandages came off, Parker looked in the mirror at a stranger. He had come in to the doctor with a face that the… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Man with the Getaway Face (Parker Novels)
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The Man With The Getaway Face
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Allison & Busby, 1984. UK First Edition, First Printing Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Protected in clear Mylar cover. Bubble wrapped and shipped in a box. We do not stock or sell ex-library or Book Club editions. We are always looking to buy hardcover Mysteries and Thrillers. Item Price
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The Man with the Getaway Face
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The Man with the Getaway Face
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Man with the Getaway Face
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THE MAN WITH THE GETAWAY FACE.
by Stark, Richard. (a.k.a. Donald E. Westlake)
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Man with the Getaway Face - A Parker Novel
by Richard Stark
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The Man with the Getaway Face
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The Man with the Getaway Face: A Parker Novel (Parker Novels)
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