After the publication of Butcher\'s Moon in 1974, Donald Westlake said, ``Richard Stark proved to me that he had a life of his own by simply disappearing.
Featuring a great cast of heisters, a striking setting, and a new introduction by Westlake\'s close friend and writing partner, Lawrence Block, this classic Parker adventure deserve a place of honor on any crime fan\'s bookshelf..
Parker\'s no fan of either relaxation or risk, however, so you can be sure he\'s playing with house money-and he\'s willing to do anything to tilt the odds in his favor.
Backflash finds Parker checking out the scene on a Hudson River gambling boat.
According to Westlake, one day in 1997, ``suddenly, he came back from the dead, with a chalky prison pallor``-and the novels that followed showed that neither Parker nor Stark had lost a step.
But nothing bad is truly gone forever, and Parker\'s as bad as they come.
He was gone.`` And readers waited.
After the publication of Butcher\'s Moon in 1974, Donald Westlake said, ``Richard Stark proved to me that he had a life of his own by simply disappearing
