The Black Ice Score, Donald E. Westlake
The Black Ice Score, Donald E. Westlake
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The Black Ice Score

Author: Donald E. Westlake

Narrator: Stephen R. Thorne

Unabridged: 3 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/01/2010

Synopsis

The good guys in a new African nation were missing a treasury full of diamonds. The nation's corrupt leader had stashed the rocks somewhere in New York City. Now the good guys needed a specialist to get their diamonds back. So they came to the best in the business: Parker. Only the three mysterious tough guys came to Parker, too. They figured three hands filled with .38's could convince him to pass up this international gem game. But leaning on Parker was like pressuring a box of TNT with a short fuse.

About Donald E. Westlake

Richard Stark (1933–2008), wrote dozens of novels under his own name and a rainbow of other pseudonyms. Many of his books have been adapted for film, most notably The Hunter, which became the 1967 noir Point Blank and the 1999 smash Payback.

About Stephen R. Thorne

Stephen R. Thorne, winner of multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards for narration, is a professional actor and member of the resident acting company at Providence’s esteemed Trinity Repertory Company, where he has played Hamlet, Henry V, and Tom Joad.

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“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

“Parker is refreshingly amoral, a thief who always gets away with the swag.” Entertainment Weekly

“A new African nation’s corrupt leader has stashed a treasury of diamonds somewhere in New York City. The nation’s good guys hire Parker to help them recover the rocks. Three mysterious tough guys and one second-rate con man muddy the waters as they each try to steal the diamonds…Overall, Thorne’s tone, cadence, and expression fully engage listeners. The Black Ice Score is comfort food for the ears.“ AudioFile

“Gritty and chillingly noir…[Westlake] succeeds in demonstrating his total mastery of crime fiction.” Booklist

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