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The Mourner

Donald E Westlake Richard Stark Book 3

Book 3 of the Donald E Westlake Richard Stark series.Called in to repay an old debt, Parker is hired to snatch a small medieval statue known as the Mourner. The job drags him into a world of art collectors, crooked officials, and security men where nobody is quite what they claim to be.

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Published 1963
Part of the Donald E Westlake Richard Stark series as book 3.

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Called in to repay an old debt, Parker is hired to snatch a small medieval statue known as the Mourner. The job drags him into a world of art collectors, crooked officials, and security men where nobody is quite what they claim to be.

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The Mourner by Richard Stark stands out as a high-interest title with strong recommendation value.

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The Mourner is linked to Part of the Donald E Westlake Richard Stark series as book 3. Part of the Parker series as book 4..

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A good next step after The Mourner is Payback / Point Blank / The Hunter, The Steel Hit / The Man With The Getaway Face, The Outfit.

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The Mourner was published in 1963.