{"product_id":"lemons-never-lie-isbn-9781803369938","title":"Lemons Never Lie","description":"When he’s not carrying out heists with his friend Parker, Alan Grofield runs a small theater in Indiana. But putting on shows costs money and jobs have been thin lately – which is why Grofield agreed to fly to Las Vegas to hear Andrew Myers’ plan to knock over a brewery in upstate New York. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Unfortunately, Myers’ plan is insane – so Grofield walks out on him. But Myers isn’t a man you walk out on, and his retribution culminates in an act of unforgivable brutality.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e That’s when Grofield decides to show him what a disciple of Parker is capable of…Westlake’s style is straightforward and terse—the snub-nosed sentences one expects for the hardboiled genre.\u003cbr\u003e—Las Vegas Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRAISE FOR DONALD E. WESTLAKE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the great writers of the 20th Century.\u003cbr\u003e—Newsweek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe novel’s deeper meditations will keep you thinking long after you’ve closed the book.\u003cbr\u003e—USA Today\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElegant, melancholy… a significant final work from a master.\u003cbr\u003e—Publishers Weekly, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of his most interesting books… absolutely a must-read.\u003cbr\u003e—Booklist, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTerse and bleak and low-key emotional… indelible.\u003cbr\u003e—Entertainment Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn unsparing look at a man adrift, it's a fitting final dispatch from a master.\u003cbr\u003e—Time\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA tour-de-force that shows a master at the top of his game.\u003cbr\u003e—Edward Champion, Philadelphia Inquirer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRelentlessly involving.\u003cbr\u003e—Weekly Standard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong the best novels of his brilliant career. It is pure noir writing at its best.\u003cbr\u003e—BookReporter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA great book… it outshines anything else Westlake has done.\u003cbr\u003e—Craig Clarke, Somebody Dies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCompelling… bleak stuff – though always with a bit of hope shining through.\u003cbr\u003e—The Complete Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the unveiling of his final unpublished novel [Westlake’s] range and depth as a writer are only deepened.\u003cbr\u003e—Barnes \u0026amp; Noble\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is an exceptional and painful book. It is the essence of noir… one man's unceasing, provocative struggle to make good in a relentlessly grim world… Our unanimous pick for the best genre book of the year.\u003cbr\u003e—PornoKitsch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFew novels conjure up such a state of pervasive dread…This is the noir nightmare, plain and simple. I read it in a white heat.\u003cbr\u003e—Vince Keenan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe most terrifying identity puzzle Westlake ever crafted, and it keeps you guessing all the way.\u003cbr\u003e—The Westlake Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA penetrating tale, a wonderful story.\u003cbr\u003e—Midwest Book Review\u003cb\u003eRichard Stark\u003c\/b\u003e is the best-known pseudonym of multiple award winner Donald E. Westlake. As Stark, Westlake wrote more than 20 books about the ruthless professional thief Parker, starting with \u003ci\u003eThe Hunter\u003c\/i\u003e, which was the basis for the movie\u003ci\u003e Point Blank\u003c\/i\u003e starring Lee Marvin. He also wrote books about Parker’s partner in crime, Allan Grofield, of which \u003ci\u003eLemons Never Lie\u003c\/i\u003e is by far the darkest.","brand":"Hard Case Crime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299745648869,"sku":"NP9781803369938","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781803369938.jpg?v=1767731301","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/lemons-never-lie-isbn-9781803369938","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}