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The Handle (A Parker novel) (Parker Novels)
The Handle - A Parker novel - Parker Novels Author:Richard Stark Baron is cleverperhaps too clever. He sits on the heavily protected island of Cockaigne, a miniLas Vegas forty miles out in the Gulf of Mexico, raking in as much as $250,000 some nights, laughing at the Outfit, who cant collect their cut. Now the Outfit can no longer stand the loss of facenot to mention the loss of revenue. Thats why theyve sent... more » 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 Parkers flamboyant friend Grofield, make this one of Richard Starks best.« less