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  • The Man with the Getaway Face

  • Auteur(s): Richard Stark
  • Narrateur(s): John Chancer
  • Durée: 4 h et 51 min
  • 4,3 out of 5 stars (22 évaluations)

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The Man with the Getaway Face

Auteur(s): Richard Stark
Narrateur(s): John Chancer
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Parker, the ruthless antihero of Richard Stark's eponymous mystery novels, is one of the most unforgettable characters in hardboiled noir. Lauded by critics for his taut realism, unapologetic amorality, and razor-sharp prose-style, Stark is a master of crime writing, his books as influential as any in the genre. Parker goes under the knife in The Man with the Getaway Face, changing his face to escape the mob and a contract on his life. Along the way he scores his biggest heist yet: an armored car in New Jersey, stuffed with cash.
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Pulpy.. but Entertaining

"Richard Stark" (Donald E. Westlake) came up with a commercially successful story structure template for his Hardboiled Noir Sociopathic "antihero" Parker: In Part One of his novels, Parker and some other criminals plan a heist. In Part Two, they commit the crime, ending with a betrayal of some kind. In Part Three, we hear from the guys who double-crossed him (escaped from him in this one). In Part Four, Parker coldly exacts revenge.
I suspect much of the fun for Parker fans is predicting which one of the co-conspirators is going to foolishly betray this homicidal moron.

You are likely getting the idea that I'm not impressed with the character - but that's not entirely true. Parker is cartoonish and two-dimensional, but fascinating. I could totally see readers becoming enamored with this puzzling pure-adrenaline criminal
..and tuning in book after book to see what he steals/who he kills this time.

As in Book One, John Chancer's reading is "acceptable" (professional but nothing special.. although his baritone, gravelly interpretation of 'Parker' fits the character perfectly).

I won't be listening to any more of the series (despite the audiobooks being offered for free with my subscription). Regardless, this installment rates a solid 7/10 stars as a sample of this "Noir" sub-segment within the Crime Fiction genre. You're not wrong to give it a listen.

[The Parker character is intriguing and the writing is creditable, but Stark's plots are too cookie-cutter for me to personally continue. You are welcome to do so if the formula grabs you]

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