- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Quercus
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1847247377
- ISBN-13: 978-1847247377
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #866,219 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4.6 out of 5 stars (15 customer reviews)
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Time for another visit with the criminal element, July 8 2008
By Joseph P. Menta, Jr. - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Dirty Money (Hardcover)
Detailed yet fast-moving crime tale delivers the goods, satisfyingly and often violently wrapping up the loose ends from the last two "Parker" books, "Nobody Runs Forever" (which ends in a great cliff hanger) and "Ask the Parrot".The "Parker" novels only reveal characters' traits and personalities through their responses to plot developments (there are no breaks in the plot to show what characters do during a quiet night at home, for instance), and this novel is no exception. Having said that, we do get a few new chords in the song this time out, to keep things interesting. For one thing, we get to see a lot more of Parker's girlfriend (or possibly wife, for all we know) Claire, who actually helps out with the caper in progress. And there's also an entertaining female bounty hunter, Sandra Loscalzo, who's part of the gang this time. Sandra's amusing banter (which even makes the stoic Parker crack a small smile from time to time) adds another layer to the book, but not to the point of softening the hardboiled nature of the proceedings (thankfully).
I did like the fact that Parker is actually allowed an outright laugh line this time out, positioned as the last line in the book, no less. But don't worry; though very funny, it's an edgy, noir-ish bit of humor very much in tone with the dark flavor of this excellent crime series.
Note to fellow Amazon Kindle users: The book reads excellently on the Kindle, which is also offering the previously mentioned "Nobody Runs Forever" and "Ask the Parrot". So you're all set to enjoy the entire three-book epic. And by the time you're finished, maybe a few other "Parker" novels will make their way onto Kindle (right now, "Firebreak" is the only other one available). But, really, you don't need to read these books in order. Even among the closely-related entries (like the ones covered in this review), you can just pick up any "Parker" book and start reading. It's just more fun to experience things as the main character does. If fun is the right word for a series where a happy ending is the crooks evading the cops and getting away with the cash.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
entertaining crime caper sequel, April 26 2008
By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Dirty Money (Hardcover)
Master thief Parker cannot believe how much went wrong when he and his two partners robbed an armored car (see NOBODY RUNS FOREVER). Not only was the loot no good as it was "poisoned" by authorities, the cops caught one of his cronies Nick Dalesia when he tried to use the DIRTY MONEY. Nick escaped but killed a marshal. Parker fled Massachusetts leaving the two plus million behind hidden in a loft of an abandoned rural church as he heads to Long island to regroup knowing that the cop murder places Nick in a different zone from robbery. He assumes the third partner McWhitny will agree with his assessment.Bounty-hunter Sandra Loscalzo knows that Parker is the means to her getting a cut of the loot. Though he knows she is on his tail and so are other less moral souls from both sides of the law, Parker decides the time to return to Massachusetts to collect the money is now. All he needs is a plan to elude law enforcement, miscreants, and Sandra starting with the Holy Redeemer Choir van.
This is a direct follow up to NOBODY RUNS FOREVER, but though DIRTY MONEY can stand alone it behooves fans to read the first book because references back to that tale become more meaningful. Long time readers will find a different Parker in this crime caper as he is much more subdued than usual; an apropos reaction to the robbery fiasco and murder. This is an entertaining crime caper with the antihero seeking more than just the stolen cache, he tries to regain his swagger as he lost some of his moxie when he fled Massachusetts empty handed.
Harriet Klausner
17 of 23 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Clean Art, April 15 2008
By S. Berner - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Dirty Money (Hardcover)
Richard Stark, who is Donald E. Westlake who is Tucker Coe who is Samuel Holt who may just be Ernest Heminway for all I know, has been writing superior crime novels since I was a kid... and I ain't that young. I think he is probably about 137 now. He writes like he's 22. Dirty Money is the third book in a trilogy we didn't even know WAS a trilogy! It rounds out the adventure started in Nobody Runs Forever and digressed about in Ask The Parrot.It is a frighteningly capable and exciting thriller. It has been edited by idiots, but that doesn't matter. It's been written by a giant. Buy it and read it. If you have to choose between the two, buy it.
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