Problem with U of C’s “The Man With the Getaway Face”

Reader (and crime novelist) Wallace Stroby alerts us to this problem with the University of Chicago’s reprint of The Man With the Getaway Face.

Has anyone else noticed that the University of Chicago edition of MAN WITH THE GETAWAY FACE – in addition to having a lot of typos – […]

U of C reprints: The Sour Lemon Score

Third and final cover from the latest batch of University of Chicago reprints. Collect ’em all!

U of C reprints: The Black Ice Score

Here’s cover number two from the upcoming batch of University of Chicago reprints.

U of C reprints: The Green Eagle Score

Here is the cover for the new University of Chicago reprint of The Green Eagle Score. The covers for the other two in this batch (The Black Ice Score and The Sour Lemon Score) will be posted in the coming days.

These are scheduled for publication in May, which probably […]

U of C reprints: The Rare Coin Score

Cover art for the third and final University of Chicago Press reprint in this batch.

U of C reprints: The Handle

Cover art for the new University of Chicago Press reprint of The Handle.

By the way, dear readers, I am told by a U of C representative that their Parker reprints are selling very well, and that they will be reprinting all of the books they have acquired the rights […]

U of C reprints: The Seventh

The official publication date for the latest batch of Parker reprints from the University of Chicago Press is tomorrow, but they’ve actually been out for a few weeks now. I’ll be featuring the cover art this weekend.

Parker reprint and site update

I just received word from the University of Chicago Press that they have secured the rights to all of the Parker novels through Butcher’s Moon. This is great news, as Butcher’s Moon, Plunder Squad and some of the other late original-run Parker novels cost a fortune used. Before too long, […]

If you get a bad copy of The Jugger

Based on feedback from readers and an e-mail exchange with the University of Chicago Press, it appears that bad printings of The Jugger were limited to a very small number of copies. If you do get one, you can call their customer service department at (800) 621-2736 and they will […]

Problems with U of C’s reprint of The Jugger

Reader Jolie left this in the comments. I wanted to make sure everyone saw it.

I just received my copy of Richard Stark’s “The Jugger” through Amazon.com, and to my great surprise, found that the first 40 pages or so (including the title page and copyright page) are from “The […]