So I'm really into noir, and I would really love to have a discussion about it. Specifically, I don't mean detective stories. I prefer stuff that is told from the perspective of the criminal. Bad people getting worse, essentially. Authors that come to mind are Jim Thompson, James M. Cain, Jake Hinkson, Will Christopher Baer, Craig Clevenger and Patricia Highsmith. If you are at all into this stuff, let me know. Let's chat.

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The King is Richard Stark aka Donald Westlake. Stark is the pen name. His character is Parker, an amoral thief who goes to war with the Mafia after being ripped off by one of his partners.

The novels are excellent, as is the graphic novel adaptation

https://bookshop.org/beta-search?keywords=richard+stark

https://bookshop.org/p/books/richard-stark-s-parker-the-complete-collection-darwyn-cooke/fcc1ee0a44f0092a?ean=9798887240534&next=t

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