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Review #1

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Like a few earlier Parker novels, Flashfire begins with a successful robbery. This time Parker is teemed with all new people (recommended by his friend Hurley). But instead of splitting the loot the others all insisted that the proceeds be “invested” in a much more ambitious scheme, the robbery of jewels in Palm Beach.

Parker opts out, but his partners insist that his cut remain in the “investment” and that he will be paid later. Parker does not work that way. Parker plots his revenge.

Parker’s main objection was that Palm Springs is an island with only limited entry and a huge police force specifically trained to protect the wealthy inhabitants of this Florida community. How can Parker get his revenge in the midst of all that security? Will he purposely cause them to fail in the robbery or instead tip off the police to their plan? Should Parker quietly kill his former partners, or assuming the robbery is a success, could he rob them after they score? Considering that Parker is a professional who would never interfere with another pro, how can he expect to succeed in getting revenge when he is one man against three?

This novel carefully narrates Parker conducting several profitable robberies to build his resources for his intended scheme. Since his adversaries know him, he builds and new identify complete with legitimate ID cards, legitimate addresses and legitimate financial records, and a startling disguise. Finally Parker moves into Palm Beach and prepares his revenge.

Flashfire is non stop action novel full of suspense and intrigue. If you like crime novels, you will love this Richard Stark story. I highly recommend this book.

Review #2

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Parker’s adventures this time lead him to Palm Beach, where only people who did not have to work for their money are part of the elite. Just being rich is not distinction enough. You must also be known to have inherited or, just barely acceptable, married your wealth. Nothing as vulgar as work or business counts. And yet, this old money elite is dead sure that they earned the right to live well. Stark masterfully depicts levels of caste distinction.

Parker has not come to rob, his usual craft, but mainly to take revenge. That is a matter of principle with him. His professional ethics don’t allow him to let people live who have once double-crossed him. Could be though, that at the end of the revenge, he will also be able to carry away some loot.

In pace, action, and narrative efficiency, this is among the usual high standard for Parker. In the plot, however, I see holes, for the first time in the series. Maybe I am wrong and there are no real holes.
The gang wants to hide on the island after the heist, since escape will be near impossible, but they have chosen a house that will surely be searched. Not convincing. Parker had disagreed with the project and stayed out of it. So would I have. Ahem. Did Stark want to show us that these gangsters are idiots? The flaw is so obvious.
Similarly, their heist itself, while flashy and implemented with pizzaz, has an element of illogic with regard to the tools used… But explaining this would be a spoiler.

Or: the meddling woman, who desperately wants in on the heist as a way to a new life, behaves so recklessly that it can hardly be plausible, other than as a disguised suicide attempt. Crazy people do exist, but this person had been painted as a calculating risk taker, not as an outright nut who would walk into annihilation without blinking.

I tend to give Stark the benefit of doubt, ie he must have been aware that the heist here is flawed, and that the woman is desperately crazy.

Review #3

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Richard Stark (pseudonym of Donald Westlake) wrote a series of novels concerning the anti-hero Parker. Unlike the typical anti-hero, Parker not only doesn’t play by society’s rules, he consciously breaks them. He is a professional criminal – a heister in his parlance. He plans and executes complex robberies: banks, jewelry stores, armored cars, and such. Parker is tough, ruthless but professional. He follows very few rules: never let anyone double cross you, kill only if you have to, but when you have to kill do it quickly and move on. The series is notable for the gritty realism, clever schemes and explanations of heists and of course, why they go wrong.

The novels are in two bunches. The group started in the USA of the late 1950’s and early 1960’s (The Hunter)and ended with Butcher’s Moon in 1974. Stark returned to the character with Comeback in 1997. This novel was first published in 2000 and is the third in the second bunch.

Parker is now older and where once he could create a fake identity literally with a ballpoint pen and a few pieces of paper (see The Hunter) he now has to get professional help. In this case, he needs a new ID after a caper goes sour and like his very first adventure, he goes seeking his money from those who took it, ultimately this trail leads to Palm Beach.

The description of Palm Beach suggests Westlake has some familiarity with the area, and the bits of gossipy asides help give the book local color. The plot is clever and well thought through, although the denouement where Parker escapes the bad guys depends a bit on luck and supernatural forethought and planning.

A good book in the series; not too hard for new comers to get into. Worth comparing with The Hunter, The Man with the Getaway Face and The Outfit.

Review #4

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Review #5

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Average and there’s not much to really get stuck into. Farfetched and no depth. Kills an hour or so but would not recommend it to anyone.

Any one who has not discovered this author is missing out. Flashfire had everything you want -a taut plot, good characterisation and even humour especially near the end.

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