"I think what they liked about Parker was that he had chosen to reject society, rather than the other way around. He was the prowling outsider, but it hadn't been forced on him. Or maybe not."

- Donald Westlake, The Getaway Car: A Donald Westlake Nonfiction Miscellany

Richard Stark's Parker novels were reintroduced to modern audiences with Darwyn Cooke's comic book adaptations and in the process, these seminal classics of crime fiction have reached readers that might have generally found the genre unwelcoming. Parker has always been an outsider though, and his exploits have historically resonated with more than just the stereotypical Stark fan. We offer an eclectic collection of reviews, thoughts, obscure finds and news from a different perspective.

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Stark Goes International: Nonfiction Collection of Parker Essays Released by Argentinian Writer

10/13/2026

Outside of The Getaway Car: A Donald Westlake Nonfiction Miscellany edited by Levi Stahl and published by the University of Chicago Press all the way back in 2014, a book on Donald Westlake may very well be considered a rarity — a book of essays analysing the work published under the Richard Stark name is completely unprecedented. And yet, that's exactly what Argentinian writer, journalist and translator Guillermo Piro has just accomplished with the publication of Parker, mi prójimo.

the novels

The Grofield solo novels are counted as part of the original twenty-book series, as per the back cover blurb on the Butcher's Moon first edition, and appear in the in-universe chronological order.