Ask the Parrot : A Parker Novel (Paperback)

from SarahEBear

A twist on the standard thriller in that the protagonist is an anti-hero. Parker, a professional thief and career criminal, in on the lam following a failed bank heist. Stuck in an isolated rural community, Parker is taken in by a local recluse, in exchange for his help in robbing the local racet...

from wfzimmerman

Slightly-better-than-average installment in Westlake's deservedly popular series about his "hardcase" criminal hero, Parker.

from bohemiangirl35

Picked this one up because of the title. It was very short, only 5 disks, but was funny and moved at a good pace. Didn't realize it was part of a series until I read the other reviews. Parker and two other guys rob a bank but the escape goes awry when the police respond quickly with everything th...

from DaveWilde

Ask The Parrot is the 23rd novel of the 24 novel strong Parker series by Richard Stark, who is the most well-known of Donald Westlake's psuedonyms. Westlake has over the fifty-plus years he has professionally written assumed seven or more psuedonyms for a variety of reasons, but everyone knows St...

from Ameise1

This is more of a psychological mystery. After a bank robbery, the three robbers are fleeing. Parker tries his luck in a rural area, but is put by a resident (Tom Lindahl), not by giving Parker to the police or accusing him directly as a bank robber. It is much more a purposeful community. Parker...