Ep. 137 The Man With The Getaway Face

All episodes are made available to Patreon subscribers one week
before their general release. {www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke} Having
outmaneuvered the Outfit, shatterproof heister Parker resurfaces
with a new face and a new caper. But there might be too much to
watch with this armored car knockover in Jersey: a shaky
accomplice, a surly waitress planning a double-cross and an oafish
chauffeur looking to avenge his murdered employer. Can our criminal
anti-hero juggle all these uncertain angles and still come away
with a sweet boodle? Continuing our series of episodes on Richard
Stark's 24-book Parker series, we jump into the slick and
streamlined second book The Man With the Getaway Face, in which
Stark (pen name for the legendary Donald E. Westlake) presents a
line-up of memorable characters including reliable sidekick Handy
McKay, broken heister Pete Skimm and the tragically obstinate
Stubbs. How has the Parker character developed since his first
adventure? And has this book been adapted into an obscure Mexican
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twitter.com/cfunderburg Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea
for Two” Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"