The Outfit
Donald Westlake writing as Richard Stark
In The Outfit, Parker goes toe-to-toe with the mob—hitting them with heist after heist after heist—and the entire underworld learns an unforgettable lesson: whatever Parker does, he does deadly.
This Parker novel was adapted into a film of the same name in 1973.
Praise for The Outfit
“Whatever Stark writes, I read. He’s a stylist, a pro, and I thoroughly enjoy his attitude.”
– Elmore Leonard
“Richard Stark’s Parker novels… are among the most poised and polished fictions of their time and, in fact, of any time.”
– John Banville, Bookforum
“Parker is a true treasure…. The master thief is back, along with Richard Stark.”
– Marilyn Stasio, New York Times
“Westlake knows precisely how to grab a reader, draw him or her into the story, and then slowly tighten his grip until escape is impossible.”
– Washington Post Book World
“Elmore Leonard wouldn’t write what he does if Stark hadn’t been there before. And Quentin Tarantino wouldn’t write what he does without Leonard…. Old master that he is, Stark does all of them one better.”
– Los Angeles Times
“Donald Westlake’s Parker novels are among the small number of books I read over and over. Forget all that crap you’ve been telling yourself about War and Peace and Proust – these are the books you’ll want on that desert island.”
– Lawrence Block
