{"product_id":"butchers-moon","title":"Butcher's Moon","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eButcher's Moon\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eRichard Stark\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780226770956\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eUniversity of Chicago Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2011\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e320\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe biggest, baddest novel in the entire Parker series, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eButcher's Moon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e finds Parker taking on a whole mobbed-up town--and you can guess who comes out on top.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichard Stark's Parker novels are the hardest of hard-boiled, classic crime novels where the heists are huge, the body counts are high, and the bad guys usually win. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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 stripped-down language and hard-as-nails 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe sixteenth Parker novel, \u003ci\u003eButcher's Moon\u003c\/i\u003e is more than twice as long as most of the master heister's adventures, and absolutely jammed with the action, violence, and nerve-jangling tension readers have come to expect. Back in the corrupt town where he lost his money, and nearly his life, in \u003ci\u003eSlayground\u003c\/i\u003e, Parker assembles a stunning cast of characters from throughout his career for one gigantic, blowout job: starting--and finishing--a gang war. It feels like the Parker novel to end all Parker novels, and for nearly twenty-five years that's what it was. After its publication in 1974, Donald Westlake said, \"Richard Stark proved to me that he had a life of his own by simply disappearing. He was gone.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing a new introduction by Westlake's close friend and writing partner, Lawrence Block, this classic Parker adventure deserves a place of honor on any crime fan's bookshelf. More than thirty-five years later, \u003ci\u003e Butcher's Moon\u003c\/i\u003e still packs a punch: keep your calendar clear when you pick it up, because once you open it you won't want to do anything but read until the last shot is fired.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Butcher's Moon | Richard Stark | Paperback | 9780226770956 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks E 1742722","offer_id":48180158234776,"sku":"1742722","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/71Xzs3ribKL.jpg?v=1772215529","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/butchers-moon","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}