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 Flashfire byRichard Stark Warner Books (Mysterious Press) 278 pages, November 2000 ISBN 0892967102 Reviewed by PJ Nunn Whoever said nothing exciting happens in the Midwest? The whole thing was incredibly easy. All Parker had to do was toss a Molotov cocktail through the plate glass window, then watch every available emergency vehicle converge on the flaming convenience store, while he and his partners took off with the money from the bank down the street. In the midst of the ensuing chaos, no one even noticed them driving away. Or did they? In the getaway car, Parker's new partners change the rules. This heist was only the beginning. They have a bigger plan and Parker can either play or die. They don’t know him very well, though, if they believe either choice is an option for Parker. As he heads south with a new identity, making his own plans to hit his former partners’ next target and get his money, someone who knows Parker's true identity is watching, and that someone wants him dead. In his own inimitable style, Stark (Westlake) opens Flashfire with his tight, terse and tough writing style. No unnecessary verbal clutter, just clean, crisp action that keeps readers glued to the pages until the end. In typical noir fashion, the lines are blurred between right and wrong, justice and injustice. It’s hardboiled and intense, and if that’s what you enjoy, you won’t want to miss this one. |
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