Lemons Never Lie by Richard Stark A dubious heist plan pits actor-thief Alan Grofield against a maniacal mastermind in this crime thriller by the acclaimed author of Point Blank. A struggling thespian and consummate thief, Alan Grofield isn’t too picky about where his . Initially published in , Lemons Never Lie exhibits a warm grassroots humor and sensibility that belies the violence inherent in the criminal world. Alan Grofield, as his name suggests, is someone 4/5(1). LEMONS NEVER LIE is a crime novel written by Richard Stark aka Donald Westlake in It's a highly enjoyable read about a stage actor named Alan Grofield who commits crimes on the side to fund his theater projects. This book starts as a lighthearted caper story, but eventually turns into a rather grim story about retribution/5(5).
Book 1. The Damsel. by Richard Stark. · Ratings · 87 Reviews · published · 17 editions. Alan Grofield has a knack for attracting damsels i. Want to Read. Shelving menu. Shelve The Damsel. Want to Read. Richard Stark 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 The Hunter, which was the basis for the movie Point Blank starring Lee Marvin. He also wrote books about Parker's partner in crime, Allan Grofield, of which Lemons Never Lie is by far the darkest. Published in the book become immediate popular and critical acclaim in mystery, crime books. The main characters of Lemons Never Lie novel are John, Emma. The book has been awarded with Booker Prize, Edgar Awards and many others. One of the Best Works of Richard Stark. published in multiple languages including English, consists of
Published in the book become immediate popular and critical acclaim in mystery, crime books. The main characters of Lemons Never Lie novel are John, Emma. The book has been awarded with Booker Prize, Edgar Awards and many others. One of the Best Works of Richard Stark. published in multiple languages including English, consists of pages and is available in Kindle Edition format for offline reading. Lemons Never Lie is a first-rate Richard Stark novel. It’s a shame that, after finally writing a Grofield solo adventure that all of his readers would enjoy, Stark never wrote another. Maybe he decided that he could never do better than this. If so, he was probably right. Alan Grofield goes out on top. Known printings and cover gallery here. The final Grofield novel is much different from the previous ones, even as it is a return to form for Stark. Whereas the previous novels were comic quasi-spy novels, Lemons Never Lie is a classic heist-gone-wrong/revenge narrative that seems more in line with the Parker novels. The humor is more subdued here, and we get an insight into Grofield’s private life as an actor, to which Stark had often referred in the past.
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