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Parker

โœ Scribed by Richard Stark


Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Year
2013
Tongue
en-US
Weight
198 KB
Edition
University of Chicago Press ed
Category
Fiction

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โœฆ Synopsis


There have been many film adaptations of Richard Stark's novels over the years, but none of them actually featured a protagonist named Parker--and none of them fully captured Parker's chilling tenacity and laconic anticharm. Here for the first time is the real Parker, played by Jason Statham. Adapted by Black Swan screenwriter John J. McLaughlin, and directed by Taylor Hackford, Parker is sure to both satisfy Stark fans and action-movie lovers. And there couldn't be a better Parker novel to bring to the silver screen than the fast-paced and stylish Flashfire.

When Flashfire opens, Parker isn't happy. Three associates have borrowed his money for a job without permission, and he isn't satisfied to wait and see if they make good. Instead, he vows to kill them all. Tearing across America to take their job out from under them, Parker finds himself in West Palm Beach. There things go sour. While attempting to trick the denizens of Palm...


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