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Ask the Parrot

By: Richard Stark
Narrated by: William Dufris
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Racing through the backwoods of Massachusetts and on the verge of being taken down for one of the biggest and most disastrous bank heists the state has ever seen, Parker runs right into the barrel of a gun pointed from the wrong side of the law.

A quiet and angry recluse with only a silent parrot for company in his seclusion, Tom Lindahl saves Parker from the police dogs, but enmeshes him in yet another in a long line of dubious, highly dangerous, but seriously profitable jobs.

Far more than some aimless indigent, holed up in a shack in the woods, Lindahl is a man built on rage and driven by a thirst for revenge. A whistleblower whom nobody heard, a man tossed aside by a corrupt political establishment, Lindahl plans to rob them of their lucre and needs Parker's help.

©2006 Richard Stark. All rights reserved. (P)2006 BBCA Thriller & Suspense Suspense Fiction

Critic reviews

"As with any Parker novel, things go to hell in bits and pieces as the tight-knit plan unravels, while Parker, ever the cold-blooded professional, deals with the pitiful attempts of amateurs and law enforcement alike to bring him down." ( Publishers Weekly)
"Dufris's delivery of the characters' voices, complete with local accents, is totally believable. Author Stark is also known as Donald Westlake." ( AudioFile)

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Fast paced. Interesting and always entertaining. Parker is a great creation. Amusing and inventive. These are all adjectives that apply to every Parker novel so far.

Always excellent

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Here we see Parker on the run. He thinks on his feet and comes out golden. These books have had several different narrators. This one is not my favorite.

Parker rules

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As an avid fan of the Parker series, Ask The Parrot doesn’t disappoint! The book kept me intrigued and guessing ‘what’s going to happen next’ from start to finish.
I should point out that Parker’s characterization wasn’t the TYPICAL Parker. He was more talkative and definitely took more chances, allowing people who had info on him to walk away. Seriously? The typical Parker would NEVER had taken such chances. In spite of this variation, I still enjoyed Ask The Parrot immensely.
I almost forgot; in addition, there were parts of book that were hilarious! Good job!

Another ‘Parker’ Masterpiece!

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I love the Parker series, Ask the Parrot is one of the top in the series! A must read even if you haven't been through the entire series. The only complaint I have is Book 21 and 22 (Breakout and Nobody Runs Forever) are not available in audio, so I had to skip from Firebreak to Ask the Parrot! Not a deal breaker to enjoy the series as Stark geniously writes each book with a true end, which is always abrupt and unexpected, in a good way,but leaving you wanting more!!! Sadly I'm off to the last in the series

A Favorite of the Series

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Well done written story , I enjoyed the story for the most part Parker's a real go getter and joy how he manipulates the other characters and basically gets way with murder haha

Superbly Parker

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