The Handle
Author | : Richard Stark |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 2011-05-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780226772837 |
ISBN-13 | : 0226772837 |
Rating | : 4/5 (837 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Handle written by Richard Stark and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Handle, Parker is enlisted by the mob to knock off an island casino guarded by speedboats and heavies, forty miles from the Texas coast. With double-crosses and double-dealings from the word go, Parker knows the line between success and failure on this score would be exactly the length of the barrel of a .38.