
The Hunter (Parker Series #1)
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780226770994
Publication Date: 09/01/2008
Edition Description: Reprint
Where it all begins: The first book in the actionpacked classic crime series starring Parker, the heister who can't be stopped
Richard Stark's Parker novels are the hardest of hardboiled, classic crime novels where the heists are huge, the body counts are high, and the bad guys usually win.
The Parker novels have been a huge influence on countless writers and filmmakers, including Quentin Tarantino, Stephen King, George Pelecanos, Colson Whitehead, Lucy Sante, John Banville, and many more. Their strippeddown language and hardasnails amorality create an unforgettable world where the next score could be the big one, but your next mistake could also be your last. There's nothing else like them.
The Hunter is where it all begin. It opens with Parker's woman shooting him just above the belt and leaving him for dead. She and his partner torch the house, with Parker in it, and take the money he had helped them steal. It all went down just the way they'd planned, except for one thing: Parker didn't die.
From there, our ruthless antihero roars into New York City, seeking revenge on the woman who betrayed him and on the man who took his money, stealing and scamming his way to redemption. The volume that kickstarted Parker's halfcentury career of larceny—and inspired the classic 1967 motion picture Point Blank, starring Lee Marvin—The Hunter is as thrilling today as it was when it was first published. Pick up your first Parker novel and you won't stop until you're read them all.
Richard Stark's Parker novels are the hardest of hardboiled, classic crime novels where the heists are huge, the body counts are high, and the bad guys usually win.
The Parker novels have been a huge influence on countless writers and filmmakers, including Quentin Tarantino, Stephen King, George Pelecanos, Colson Whitehead, Lucy Sante, John Banville, and many more. Their strippeddown language and hardasnails amorality create an unforgettable world where the next score could be the big one, but your next mistake could also be your last. There's nothing else like them.
The Hunter is where it all begin. It opens with Parker's woman shooting him just above the belt and leaving him for dead. She and his partner torch the house, with Parker in it, and take the money he had helped them steal. It all went down just the way they'd planned, except for one thing: Parker didn't die.
From there, our ruthless antihero roars into New York City, seeking revenge on the woman who betrayed him and on the man who took his money, stealing and scamming his way to redemption. The volume that kickstarted Parker's halfcentury career of larceny—and inspired the classic 1967 motion picture Point Blank, starring Lee Marvin—The Hunter is as thrilling today as it was when it was first published. Pick up your first Parker novel and you won't stop until you're read them all.
Choose options

The Hunter (Parker Series #1)
Sale price$16.00
New Releases
The Lighthouse at the World's End (B&N Exclusive Edition) (The House at the Edge of Magic Series #4)
Amy Sparkes
BN Exclusive
Sale price$8.99
Her Hidden Fire (A Good Morning America YA Book Club Pick)
Cliodhna O'Sullivan
Hardcover
Sale price$22.99
















