Ask the Parrot (2006)

Ask the Parrot by Richard Stark (AKA Donald Westlake)

When the helicopter swept northward and lifted out of sight over the top of the hill, Parker stepped away from the tree he’d waited beside and continued his climb. Whatever was on the other side of this hill had to be better than the dogs baying down there at the foot of the slope behind him, running around, straining at their leashes, finding his scent,starting up. He couldn’t see the bottom of the hill any more, the police cars congregated around his former Dodge rental in the diner parking lot, but he didn’t need to. The excited yelp of the dogs was enough.

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To Nobody Runs Forever, the previous book in the Parker series

To Dirty Money, the next and final book in the Parker series