Breakout

- BREAKOUT was published in Mysterious Press hardcover in 11/02. With a "Bear in Mind" mention in the "New York Times, starred reviews from "Publishers Weekly and "Booklist, and a steady stream of high praise from other publications, BREAKOUT reconfirms Richard Stark as one of the preeminent authors of crime noir fiction.- "Backflash (Mysterious Press,1998) and "Comeback (Mysterious Press, 1997), both Parker novels, were named "New York Times Notable Books of the Year.- With the backing of the creative team that developed "The Sopranos, Oz, and "Six Feet Under, the author is developing a pilot for his own original HBO series.- The FX network has acquired the Parker novels for a possible series, and Joel Silver Productions has bought film rights to "Backflash (Mysterious Press, 1998), "The Man With the Getaway Face (Mysterious Press, 1998), and "Butcher's Moon (Random House, 1974).