Slayground

Slayground, Parker #14, is surely one of the best of the series. Parker faces cops, corrupt cops, thugs and principled thugs, (he is himself a principled criminal), in a web of doublecrosses that are woven like an intricate spider web. A preface by Charles Adai makes it clear Stark is an artist; jus......more

I didn’t realize this for a long time but my first exposure to Parker was in the movie loosely based on this book starring Peter Coyote that ran on cable a lot in my teen years. I only vaguely remembered it, mainly for it’s use of George Thorogood’s Bad to the Bone in the early scenes of the movie.......more

4.5 stars. Trapped in an abandoned amusement park after an armored car heist goes awry, Parker leverages his wits and cool head like never before and goes Rambo as the local mob closes in hoping to nab the loot. Essentially one long chase, Slayground has more than the usual doses of suspense and act......more

to hell with y'all and all your crummy new years resolutions: 'lose weight, stop smoking, go vegetarian (<--although, that you should do!), be more/less adventurous, etc...' boring. totally boring. my resolution: gonna read every one of richard stark's 'parker' novels this year. and they're all gonn......more