<DIV><I>"Hearing the click behind him, Parker threw his glass straight back over his right shoulder, and dove off his chair to the left.”</I> When a job looks like amateur hour, Parker walks away. But even a squad of seasoned professionals can't guarantee against human error in a high-risk scam. Can an art dealer with issues unload a truck of paintings with Parker’s aid? Or will the heist end up too much of a human interest story, as luck runs out before Parker can get in on the score?<BR><BR>?Parker is refreshingly amoral, a thief who always gets away with the swag.”?Stephen King, <I>Entertainment Weekly</I><BR><BR>?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.”?<I>Washington Post Book World</I></DIV>