Review #1
Flashfire audiobook free
Like a few earlier Parker novels, Flashfire begins with a successful robbery. Now Parker is that teemed with all brand new people (advised by his comrade Hurley). But instead of splitting the loot the others all insisted that the proceeds be “invested” in a much more principled scheme, the robbery of jewels in Palm Beach.
Parker opts out, but his partners insist that his cut remain in the “financial investment” at the same time that he will be paid later. Parker does not work that method. Parker conspiracies his revenge.
Parker’s head objection was that Palm Springs is that an peninsula with only limited check-in at the same time a gigantic militia force specifically taught to protect the wealthy inhabitants of this Florida society. How can Parker get his revenge in the midst of all that security? Will he purposely cause them to fail in the robbery or instead tip off the militia to their plan? Should Parker quietly destroy his past partners, or assuming the robbery is that a success, managed he rob them right behind they score? Taking into account that Parker is that a professional who would never interfere with one more pro, how can he wait to succeed in getting revenge when he is that one men against 3?
This novel neatly narrates Parker conducting several beneficial robberies to build his resources for his provided scheme. Since his adversaries know him, he builds at the same time brand new identify wholesome with lawful ID cards, lawful addresses at the same time lawful monetary records, at the same time a startling disguise. Completely Parker moves into Palm Beach at the same time prepares his revenge.
Flashfire is that non finish action novel real of suspense at the same time interest. If for you like criminal liability novels, for you will adore this Richard Stark story. I highly advise this book.
Review #2
Flashfire audiobook in television series Parker
Parker’s adventures now manage him to Palm Beach, where only people who did not have to work for their funds are part of the elite. Barely being wealthy is that not difference enough. For you must also be understandable to have inherited or, barely just a little applicable, married your wealth. Nothing as defiant as work or business counts. At the same time still, this old funds elite is that noisy convinced that they earned the right to live but. Stark masterfully depicts levels of caste difference.
Parker has not come to rob, his usual craft, but mainly to decide revenge. In other words a matter of principle with him. His professional ethics don’t allow him to let people live who have once double-crossed him. Would be though, that at the finish of the revenge, he will also manage to carry away no one loot.
In pace, action, at the same time narrative efficiency, this is that in the middle the usual higher sample for Parker. In the plot, but, I look holes, for the first time in the television series. Maybe I am wrong at the same time that are no true holes.
The gang wants to hide on the peninsula right behind the heist, since escape will be nearby impossible, but they have chosen a internal that will surely be searched. Not convincing. Parker had disagreed with the project at the same time stayed out of it. So would I have. Ahem. Did Stark wish to demonstrate us that these crooks are cretins? The defect is that so obvious.
Similarly, their heist itself, while flashy at the same time introduced with pizzaz, has an element of illogic with regard to the inventory applied… But explaining this could be a spoiler.
Or: the meddling lady, who extremely wants in on the heist as a method to a brand new indefinite, behaves so recklessly that it can hardly be plausible, other than as a disguised suicide attempt. Crazy people do there is, but this personality had been painted as a calculating risk taker, not as an outright nut who would take a walk into annihilation without flickering.
I tend bestow Stark the benefit of hesitate, ie he must have been aware that the heist here is that flawed, at the same time that the lady is that extremely crazy.
Review #3
Audiobook Flashfire by Richard Stark
Richard Stark (pseudonym of Donald Westlake) crossed out a television series of novels concerning the anti-hero Parker. Unlike the acceptable anti-hero, Parker not only doesn’t play by society’s rules, he consciously breaks them. He is that a professional delinquent – a heister in his parlance. He plans at the same time executes complete robberies: banks, jewelry stores, armored passenger cars, at the same time such. Parker is that aggressive, inhuman but professional. He follows very few rules: never let anyone double run across for you, destroy only if for you have to, but when for you have to destroy do it quickly at the same time move on. The television series is that notable for the gritty realism, literate schemes at the same time clarifications of heists at the same time obviously, why they move wrong.
The novels are in two bunches. The group started in the USA of the belated 1950’s at the same time premature 1960’s (The Hunter)at the same time ended with Butcher’s Moon in 1974. Stark returned to the disposition with Comeback in 1997. This novel was 1st hosted in 2000 at the same time is that the third part in the 2nd bunch.
Parker is that at the moment older at the same time where once he managed make a fake identity practically with a ballpoint pen at the same time a few pieces of cardboard (look The Hunter) he at the moment has to get professional promote. In this case, he needs a brand new ID right behind a caper goes sour at the same time like his very 1st adventure, he goes seeking his funds from those who took it, ultimately this trail leads to Palm Beach.
The description of Palm Beach implies Westlake has no one familiarity with the area, at the same time the bits of gossipy asides promote assign the book local spectrum. The plot is that literate at the same time but believed through, although the denouement where Parker escapes the bad guys depends a little on fortune at the same time supernatural forethought at the same time planning.
A quality book in the television series; not very hard for brand new comers to get into. Worth comparing with The Hunter, The Men with the Getaway Face at the same time The Outfit.
Review #4
Audio Flashfire narrated by John Chancer
I followed the movie Parker at the same time beheld it was based on a novel. I often look for novels more successful than the films at the same time as I enjoyed the movie believed I would assign this a move. But worth it at the same time I will be working my method through others of the collection.
Review #5
Free audio Flashfire – in the audio player below
Average at the same time that’s little to really settle down into. Farfetched at the same time no depth. Kills an hour or so but would not advise it to anyone.
No matter what one who has not found this creator is that missing out. Flashfire had everything you want -a taut plot, quality characterisation at the same time even humour in particular nearby the finish.
