The Jugger, Donald E. Westlake
The Jugger, Donald E. Westlake
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The Jugger

Author: Donald E. Westlake

Narrator: Stephen R. Thorne

Unabridged: 4 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/01/2011


Synopsis

Not many men knew what Parker did for a living, because what he did was steal. But Joe Sheer, a retired safecracker—known in the business as a jugger—knew. He knew Parker’s alias, his whereabouts, his plans—and because he knew too much, he knew to keep his mouth shut. Or die. But Joe was more than ready to trade what he knew for a soft mattress, windows without bars on them, and what every man needs—his freedom. So Parker had come to Nebraska to find the old jugger—and probably murder him. But what Parker found was trouble: Joe was already six feet under; something very valuable was missing; and somebody was planning a funeral—Parker’s. Too bad for somebody that Parker wasn’t an easy man to kill.

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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Dave

The Jugger, Stark’s sixth Parker novel, is not written in a typical Parker formula. Parker travels from Miami to Nebraska ostensibly to help his old colleague, Joe Sheer, a jugger (safecracker!) and finds him dead. The most scathing review of this book is by Donald Westlake (using Richard Stark as a......more

Goodreads review by Greg

Richard Stark doesn't give much a description of what Parker looks like. He's a big guy with gnarled tree trunks for hands. This description is given in just about all of the early novels. It's probably safe to think of Parker as looking sort of like a Lee Marvin type, and since he has probably most......more


Quotes

“Stephen Thorne is particularly effective. His voice is flat and adamant. He portrays various other characters in memorable ways.” AudioFile