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Donald Westlake gave up the genre experimentation of the first three Alan Grofield novels in favor of just writing a Richard Stark novel for volume four. Thank goodness–it’s easily the best of the series. I was critical of this one when these covers were first made public, but in retrospect I think I was […] After a slightly-longer-than-intended gap following my re-posting on The Violent World of Parker the other week of my three previous reviews of Donald “Richard Stark” Westlake’s Parker spin-off Alan Grofield novels—The Damsel (1967), The Dame (1969) and The Blackbird (also 1969)—here, finally, are my thoughts on the fourth (and final) Grofield solo outing, Lemons […] 
Sort of fooled ya there. The above image is not one of the covers. It was rejected, and I can see why. I really like it, but it doesn’t fit the book at all. You can see the actual covers for the upcoming University of Chicago Press reprints, as well as some other rejected alternates, […] 
Ever since I started this site back in the olden days, I’ve gotten one question over and over again: Is anyone going to reprint the Grofield books? (If you’re not familiar with Parker’s occasional partner Alan Grofield, you can find out more by going here and clicking the links.) And the answer was […]
“The best Richard Stark ever.” –PAUL KAVANAUGH, author of SUCH MEN ARE DANGEROUS When he’s not pulling heists with his friend Parker, Alan Grofield runs a small theater in Indiana. But putting on shows costs money and jobs have been thin, which is why Grofield agrees […] I’ve decided to feature each month’s publication by Hard Case Crime. Why? They have published three Westlake books (including the last Grofield novel, Lemons Never Lie), with more to come. Stark/Westlake fans would love many of their non-Westlake books, so this is my way of encouraging Parker readers to explore this great […] |
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