I read Donald E. Westlake/Richard Stark's THE GREEN EAGLE
SCORE (1967) a few days ago. It's the one where Parker and a
small crew pull a heist on a US Air Force base. As you'd
expect, it all goes well for a while, but then there's a
problem and some real trouble starts.
It follows the usual Parker format: first third close on
Parker and the preparations, middle third widening out to
show what all sorts of other people are doing, then final
third close back in on Parker and the trouble. I forgot to
write down a couple of relevant quotes, but one interesting
thing about this Parker book is that there's a first-timer
invoved, the inside man, and Parker recognizes him as someone
who's going to do it full-time. He's got the right attitude
and the right approach to money--namely, that he likes having
it, and it's easier to steal it than work, and he'd like to
steal a big chunk of it and then laze around for a while and
worry about stealing more when he runs out.
Parker gets involved with first-time thieves in other books,
but as I recall it usually goes pretty badly for them. Here
there's a nascent professional and the other thieves see it.
At the end Parker sends him to Handy McKay to get schooled in
how to get by. Does Parker work with this guy again? I've
already forgotten his name, but maybe some Parker expert will
know.
Bill
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