{"product_id":"the-damsel-9780226770369","title":"The Damsel","description":"Donald E. Westlake is one of the greats of crime fiction. Under the pseudonym Richard Stark, he wrote twenty-four fast-paced, hardboiled novels featuring Parker, a shrewd career criminal with a talent for heists. Using the same nom de plume, Westlake also completed a separate series in the Parker universe, starring Alan Grofield, an occasional colleague of Parker. While he shares events and characters with several Parker novels, Grofield is less calculating and more hot-blooded than Parker; think fewer guns, more dames. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNot that there isn't violence and adventure aplenty. \u003ci\u003eThe Damsel\u003c\/i\u003e begins directly after the Parker novel \u003ci\u003eThe Handle\u003c\/i\u003e. Following a wounded Grofield and his damsel on a scenic, action-packed road trip from Mexico City to Acapulco, \u003ci\u003eThe Damsel\u003c\/i\u003e is full of wit, adrenaline, and political intrigue. With a new foreword by Sarah Weinman that situates the Grofield series within Westlake's work as a whole, these novels are an exciting addition to any crime fiction fan's library.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226770369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.50d","brand":"Richard Stark","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635223982236,"sku":"9780226770369","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_94d869b2-25f3-4641-81a3-94ef616c17da.jpg?v=1603838926","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-damsel-9780226770369","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}