{"product_id":"richard-starks-parker-the-martini-edition-hardcover","title":"Richard Stark's Parker: The Martini Edition - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDarwyn Cooke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard Stark\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDarwyn Cooke's first two Parker books, \u003ci\u003eThe Hunter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Outfit\u003c\/i\u003e, are collected in a tremendous, special, oversized hardcover edition -- with an additional 65-pages of content -- encased in a beautiful slipcase \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Stark's Parker: The Hunter\u003c\/i\u003e graphic novel debuted in July 2008 to instantaneous popular and critical acclaim. It made the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list and won coveted Eisner and Harvey awards. The second graphic novel, T\u003ci\u003ehe Outfit\u003c\/i\u003e, was released in 2010 and was met with similar response, and won the 2011 Eisner for Best Writer\/Artist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hunter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Outfit\u003c\/i\u003e tell the story of Parker, Richard Stark's classic anti-hero, as he returns to New York to settle the score with his wife and partner in crime after they betray him in a heist gone terribly wrong. After evening the field and reclaiming his prize, the Outfit decide to do some score settling of their own... and learn much too late that when you push a man like Parker, it had better be all the way to the grave. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso contains the short stories \u003ci\u003eThe Man With the Getaway Face\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Seventh\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Stark\u003c\/b\u003e is the most famous pseudonym of world-renowned author Donald Westlake (1933-2008). In 1962 hecreated the master thief Parker and began a series of novels that have been recognized as seminal works of crime fiction. Several of Westlake's books have been adapted by Hollywood and Westlake's adaptation of \u003ci\u003eThe Grifters\u003c\/i\u003e earned him an Academy Award nomination for best motion picture screenplay. Westlake has won numerous awards for his fiction and in 1993 the Mystery Writers of America named him a Grand Master, the highest honor bestowed by that prestigious society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDarwyn Cooke\u003c\/b\u003e (1962-2015) was a graphic designer and animator who turned his attention toward cartooning in the late nineties. Known primarily for his work on the DC line of superheroes, Cooke always had an affinity for crime fiction and has often cited the Parker books as a great source of creative inspiration. Cooke has won multiple Eisner, Harvey, and Shuster awards, as well as the National Cartoonist Society's Best Series award. In 2008 Cooke was Emmy-nominated for the animated adaptation of his magnum opus, \u003ci\u003eDC: The New Frontier\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 13.9 x 9.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769501090080,"sku":"9781684056927","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5b9521c7649eea9f80ac44c497faace6.webp?v=1780349636","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/richard-starks-parker-the-martini-edition-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}