Butcher's Moon
Title | Butcher's Moon PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Stark |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | 320 |
Release | 2011-04-15 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0226772985 |
The sixteenth Parker novel, Butcher’s Moon is more than twice as long as most of the master heister’s adventures, and absolutely jammed with the action, violence, and nerve-jangling tension readers have come to expect. Back in the corrupt town where he lost his money, and nearly his life, in Slayground, 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. After 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.” Featuring a new introduction by Westlake’s close friend and writing partner, Lawrence Block, this classic Parker adventure deserves a place of honor on any crime fan’s bookshelf. More than thirty-five years later, Butcher’s Moon 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.
Butcher's Moon
Title | Butcher's Moon PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Stark |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | 319 |
Release | 2011-04-15 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0226770958 |
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.
Fool Moon
Title | Fool Moon PDF eBook |
Author | Jim Butcher |
Publisher | Penguin |
Total Pages | 432 |
Release | 2001-01-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1440631697 |
“One of the most enjoyable marriages of the fantasy and mystery genres on the shelves,”(Cinescape) the Dresden Files have become synonymous with action-packed urban fantasy and nonstop fun. Fool Moon continues the adventures of Jim Butcher’s most famous—and infamous—reluctant hero… You’d think there’d be a little more action for the only professional wizard listed in the Chicago phone book. But lately, Harry Dresden hasn’t been able to dredge up any kind of work: magical, mundane, or menial. Just when it looks like he can’t afford his next meal, a murder comes along that requires his particular brand of supernatural expertise. There’s a brutally mutilated corpse, and monstrous animal markings at the scene. Not to mention that the killing took place on the night of a full moon. Harry knows exactly where this case is headed. Take three guesses—and the first two don’t count...
The Butcher's Theater
Title | The Butcher's Theater PDF eBook |
Author | Jonathan Kellerman |
Publisher | Random House Digital, Inc. |
Total Pages | 635 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0345460677 |
Jerusalem Police Inspector David Sharavi and his hand-picked team search for a psychopathic serial killer amidst the sacred precincts, ancient monasteries, and alley ways of the Holy City. Reprint.
The Butcher's Tale: Murder and Anti-Semitism in a German Town
Title | The Butcher's Tale: Murder and Anti-Semitism in a German Town PDF eBook |
Author | Helmut Walser Smith |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | 272 |
Release | 2003-11-17 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0393245527 |
One of the most dramatic explorations of a German town in the grip of anti-Semitic passion ever written. In 1900, in a small Prussian town, a young boy was found murdered, his body dismembered, the blood drained from his limbs. The Christians of the town quickly rose up in violent riots to accuse the Jews of ritual murder—the infamous blood-libel charge that has haunted Jews for centuries. In an absorbing narrative, Helmut Walser Smith reconstructs the murder and the ensuing storm of anti-Semitism that engulfed this otherwise peaceful town. Offering an instructive examination of hatred, bigotry, and mass hysteria, The Butcher's Tale is a modern parable that will be a classic for years to come. Winner of the Fraenkel Award and a Los Angeles Times Best Book of 2002.
Butcher's Moon
Title | Butcher's Moon PDF eBook |
Author | Donald E. Westlake |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 297 |
Release | 1974 |
Genre | English fiction |
ISBN | 9780340219683 |
Plunder Squad
Title | Plunder Squad PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Stark |
Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | 200 |
Release | 2010-09-15 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780226772912 |
“Hearing the click behind him, Parker threw his glass straight back over his right shoulder, and dove off his chair to the left.” When a job looks like amateur hour, Parker walks away. But even a squad of seasoned professionals can't guarantee against human error in a high-risk scam. Can an art dealer with issues unload a truck of paintings with Parker’s aid? Or will the heist end up too much of a human interest story, as luck runs out before Parker can get in on the score? “Parker is refreshingly amoral, a thief who always gets away with the swag.”—Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly “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