About the book
After the bloodbath of Butcher’s Moon, the action-filled blowout Parker adventure, Donald Westlake said, \"Richard Stark proved to me that he had a life of his own by simply disappearing. He was gone.\" And for nearly twenty-five years, he stayed away, while readers waited.
But nothing bad is truly gone forever, and Parker’s as bad as they come. According to Westlake, one day in 1997, “suddenly, he came back from the dead, with a chalky prison pallor”—and the resulting novel, Comeback, showed that neither Stark nor Parker had lost a single step. Knocking over a highly lucrative religious revival show, Parker reminds us that not all criminals don ski masks—some prefer to hide behind the wings of fallen angels.
Editions of Comeback
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780226770581
- EBook
- ISBN 9780226772998
Read an Excerpt
After the bloodbath of Butcher’s Moon, the action-filled blowout Parker adventure, Donald Westlake said, \"Richard Stark proved to me that he had a life of his own by simply disappearing. He was gone.\" And for nearly twenty-five years, he stayed away, while readers waited.
But nothing bad is truly gone forever, and Parker’s as bad as they come. According to Westlake, one day in 1997, “suddenly, he came back from the dead, with a chalky prison pallor”—and the resulting novel, Comeback, showed that neither Stark nor Parker had lost a single step. Knocking over a highly lucrative religious revival show, Parker reminds us that not all criminals don ski masks—some prefer to hide behind the wings of fallen angels.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Comeback about?
After the bloodbath of Butcher’s Moon, the action-filled blowout Parker adventure, Donald Westlake said, \"Richard Stark proved to me that he had a life of his own by simply disappearing. He was gone.\" And for nearly twenty-five years, he stayed away, while readers waited.
But nothing bad is truly gone forever, and Parker’s as bad as they come. According to Westlake, one day in 1997, “suddenly, he came back from the dead, with a chalky prison pallor”—and the resulting novel, Comeback, showed that neither Stark nor Parker had lost a single step. Knocking over a highly lucrative religious revival show, Parker reminds us that not all criminals don ski masks—some prefer to hide behind the wings of fallen angels.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Comeback?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of Comeback?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780226770581
How long is Comeback and how many pages does it have?
Comeback has 304 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Comeback?
Richard Stark
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Comeback is available as paperback(ISBN 9780226770581) and ebook(ISBN 9780226772998)