The Outfit audiobook
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Review #1
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OK, based on a Goodreads review by a friend I got a copy and it was a quick, entertaining read. I enjoyed picking out the anachronisms relative to today. Guess I did not realize that the mid ’60s were so long ago! One mentioned in the review, the outrage that Xmas decorations going up and Thanksgiving has barely passed. Others include, “when the light turned green, Parker turned right”, trying to keep the fan on and the door cracked open in a phone booth on a hot day (lots of calls made from phone booths) as he inserts the amount of coin requested by the operator, and the cranky elevator operator in the office building. The price anomalies abound, the $20 pistol, the “100 dollar whore living in the fine $100,000 house”, the woman purchasing the 10 cent betting slip for the numbers game, living large on $15 a day, etc. Parker is an interesting protagonist, sort of a Jack Reacher gone bad. Plot has some interesting twists and turns and insights into criminal activities so enjoyed the read.
Review #2
The Outfit audiobook in series Parker
Donald E. Westlake was one of the most amazing and perhaps least known American writers of the 20th Century. As unbelievable as it sounds, he was the author of over 100 novels, screenplays, and short story collections written under 14 pen names, both male and female, and his books have been made into 24 movies prior to his death six years ago. I suspect all the pen names are one reason for his relative anonymity compared to dozens of less talented writers with far fewer writing credits. I’m sure he cried all the way to the bank. That said, Westlake was best known for two utterly different series of crime novels. One is the thirteen ‘Dortmunder’ novels — comic capers by a gang of dimwitted and always unlucky crooks. The best of these, and the best of his movies, are “The Hot Rock” and “The Bank Shot.” Read the books or rent the movie. You’ll die laughing. On the other hand, his second series is the 26 ‘Parker’ novels written under the name Richard Stark. ‘Stark’ is also a pretty good description of the lead character, the stories, and the writing. They are well beyond noir. Parker is a brutal, remorseless killer and the stories about him, such as “The Hunter,” the first of them, and “The Outfit,” the third, usually deal with violent crime and revenge. Parker doesn’t believe in ‘proportional response.’ When crossed, he kills everyone in sight and “lets God sort it out;” or he would if he believed in anything except money, which he doesn’t. Unlike Dortmunder, who has many redeeming character traits and is impossible to dislike, Parker has none, zero. No character arc, no quirky habits, no funny sidekick. He is a loner and a humorless killing machine. Some refer to him as an ‘anti-hero’, but he is none of the sort. A character must have at least one redeeming, sympathetic feature to be any kind of hero, anti or not, and Parker has none. Hence, my dilemma. I loved Westlake’s other books; and then I read “The Outfit,” and I hated it. However, all the literary critics and Hollywood-types love the Parker character, the dramatic plots, and the technical stuff, so I figured I must be a dolt and missed something. To give it another chance, I read “The Hunter.” Same result. I didn’t like it either. The best comparisons I can draw are to some of the early Ed McBain 87th Precinct stories or a couple of less-successful Elmore Leonard novels, but maybe I just don’t ‘get’ it. Read them yourself and see what you think. William F. Brown is the author of 5 suspense novels with over 300 Five-Star Reviews: The Undertaker, Amongst My Enemies, Thursday at Noon, Winner Take All, and now Aim True, My Brothers.
Review #3
Audiobook The Outfit by Richard Stark
The Outfit, otherwise known as the Syndicate, starts this story by trying to kill Parker. The hit man attempts the action while Parker is sleeping, but Parker reverses the action and eliminates the assassin. Such begins Richard Stark’s third Parker crime mystery.
Parker is one of my favorite characters. I do not like Parker for his occupation (master criminal and robber) nor for his typical methods (he often kills a few people during his heists). I like Parker’s personality and discipline. Parker says little and means exactly what he says (sort of a Clint Eastwood in “spaghetti westerns”). Parker is direct, follows a strict code (targets only the rich and never hurts weak or disadvantaged people), and always acts like a gentleman.
In “The Outfit”, Parker decides that he needs to handle his problem with organized crime. So our master planner attempts to cut a deal with the big bosses of crime. When he meets heavy resistence, he decides to change the leadership of the outfit. Can he do it? Can Parker actually cause a revolution within the Outfit and get a better deal from new leaders? Parker’s plan is pure genius in its simplicity. Parker knows the weakness in Mob security and exploits it, Parker know what the mob usually plains and devises cleaver way to dismantle security and provide Parker and his partners excelled access to armoires …..
The Outfit is a short book with a lot of action. Richard Stark keeps us “briefed” in all the action. We observe both the planning and the execution of numerous criminal actions. The ongoing suspense continually rivets our attention.
Review #4
Audio The Outfit narrated by John Chancer
Parker has returned and he is pissed! His new face has been reported to the Outfit by vengeful coworkers of a murdered plastic surgeon. After a failed attempt on his life by an Outfit aka Syndicate hitman, Parker sets his sights on making the Outfit suffer from coast to coast. Parker has decided to finish things once and for all with Outfit boss Bronson. He sets fellow thieves on a mission to hit previously sacrilege Outfit targets all over the country while Parker plans his attack on Bronson’s Buffalo NY castle. What follows is true to form Parker awesomeness as he performs his actions with ice water in his veins and brutal efficiency. This is the third in the series but is my favorite so far. Once again finishes with a lead in to the next book, which is The Mourner. I recommend this to crime noir fans and fans of the series.
Review #5
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This is the 3rd of 24 Parker novels written by Richard Stark (Donald Westlake). In this one master thief Parker takes on the Outfit (the Mafia). Parker will not kill unless absolutely necessary but don’t try to double cross him. All of his heists are well thought out but as in life sometimes things go wrong. If you’ve read any of my other reviews of the Parker series you will know that there are no spoilers to be found here. If you have not read any of this series I recommend that you start with “The Hunter,” the first book in the series and read them in order written because sometimes events or individuals Parker has worked with on his heists are referenced in the books. Parker does not believe in stealing from those who can not afford it or hurting those that do not deserve it. You will need to search for “Donald Westlake” to get a listing of the books in the series in the order written. The Parker books are a good read.
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