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  • Backflash

  • A Parker Novel
  • By: Richard Stark
  • Narrated by: Robert Davi
  • Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
  • 3.7 out of 5 stars (9 ratings)

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Backflash

By: Richard Stark
Narrated by: Robert Davi
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Publisher's summary

Steel-nerved master thief Parker has his eyes on a fat prize. The prize, a slow stuffed with money—a gambling casino on the Hudson River. It is not in Parker's nature to gamble, so he leaves nothing to chance. From the phony politician to the getaway boat, from bringing guns on board to getting the money off, Parker has it all planned. There are only a few problems....

The guy who tipped off Parker is a bureaucrat with a moral streak; the guy who's steering the getaway boat has unsavory friends with plenty of guns; and a reporter on the casino has enough sense to know that something isn't quite right. Suddenly, Parker's surefire plan is blowing up like fireworks on the Fourth—only these blow-ups kill people. With his luck going south, and no one left to trust but himself, Parkers must do what he does best: punch, claw, and kill his way out of the night.

©1999 Richard Stark (P)2009 Phoenix
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This version is missing something?!

Great story; love this series. But the story of the actual heist is missing. Wth???
Also, the initial narration is almost unintelligible due to the accompanying music.

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Missing the audio of the actual heist?

Weird oversight to just omit part of the book! And yeah this narrator’s voice is cool when I’m listening in a quiet environment, but it’s not easy to make out what he’s saying in a louder place. (I’ve been listening to all the Parker books in order and this is the first one that’s been hard to hear when I’m walking down the sidewalk!)

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