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Narrated by:
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Stephen R. Thorne
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By:
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Richard Stark
Baron is clever - perhaps too clever. He sits on the heavily protected island of Cockaigne, a mini-Las Vegas forty miles out in the Gulf of Mexico, raking in as much as $250,000 some nights, laughing at the Outfit, who can’t collect their cut. Now the Outfit can no longer stand the loss of face - not to mention the loss of revenue. That’s why they’ve sent for Parker, who knows that the line between success and failure on this score would be exactly the length of the barrel of a .38. Double-crosses and double-dealings from the word go, not to mention the arrival of Parker’s flamboyant friend Grofield, make this one of Richard Stark’s best.
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They can't get these in here fast enough!
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My hero Parker gets desperate and sloppy.
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El Dorado!
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But I did find this book solid, I just didn’t like it to the previous ones as much. The one that is I believe previous to this one was best so far that I have Been able to finish (forget title even tho they are all Similair in format and short but trying to read these in order is also a little hard as well lol) but 4 stars, performance I should have given 5, the readings even sped up are A1! Love how u can get thru these rather quick but feel fulfilled unlike some books I’ve bought related to history like “Washington” at 33 hrs long at normal speed lol
Just give the author a shot you don’t really need to have read them in order I’m finding but there’s also a little too much of a structure/pattern that an intro of one I listened to referred to. It’s still good however. But after a few you should change up for sure due to this
Good and happy reading to all
Ehhhhhhhh
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S L O W
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Just great storytelling
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Next problem, all of Thorne’s men are effeminate little pansies. The only way he can make Parker sound tough is by making all the other men sound cartoonishly queer. It’s a very weak acting strategy, very zero-sum-game, very uncreative. These stories are *fantastic*, the O.G. originals that created and defined the hardboiled genre, so I keep listening because I love the books. But Thorne is so one-dimensional it can only hurt the exposure these books are getting. They would reach a wider audience if AudioGo would hire a better performer to bring them to life.
Constantly Incorrect Pronunciation, Effeminate Males
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Learn your soanishb
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There’s mob stuff, government agents, exotic locales, double crosses, triple crosses and Murphy’s Law on steroids. But hey, it’s Parker! You know somehow, he’s going to come out okay. The question is: how? And that’s the magic trick that Westlake (writing as Stark) somehow always manages to pull off.
A great Parker book and well read.
Extra enjoyment if you have read other Parker books and especially reading them in order (which I am only doing for the first time. You don’t have to, but it does add enhancement).
Strong recommend.
Almost Parker:Agent 007
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Just reread because I could.
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