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The seventh installment in Donald E. Westlake’s long-running Parker series, "The Seventh" explores the fallout from a brilliant heist conducted during a college football game. The novel continues to follow the legendary thief Parker as he navigates the chaotic consequences of his meticulous crime.
First publish date: 1987
Genre: Crime Fiction/Heist Fiction
Authors: Donald E. Westlake
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