唐納德·維斯特雷剋（Donald Westlake，1933-2008），他是當之無愧的偵探小說之王，一生創作瞭一百多部小說，三次獲得埃德加·艾倫坡奬，罕見的是，三次獲奬分彆斬獲三個不同類型的奬項：最佳小說奬（1968）、最佳短篇（1990）、最佳電影編劇（1991）。被美國偵探作傢協會（MWA）授予最高奬大師奬（Grand Master）他以理查德·斯塔剋為筆名創作瞭派剋係列，這個機智、靈敏、不按常理齣牌、永遠難以捉摸的主人公派剋，成為冷硬派懸疑小說中最令人難忘的人物之一。

You probably haven't ever noticed them. But they've noticed you. They notice everything. That's their job. Sitting quietly in a nondescript car outside a bank making note of the tellers' work habits, the positions of the security guards. Lagging a few car lengths behind the Brinks truck on its daily rounds. Surreptitiously jiggling the handle of an unmarked service door at the racetrack.They're thieves. Heisters, to be precise. They're pros, and Parker is far and away the best of them. If you're planning a job, you want him in. Tough, smart, hardworking, and relentlessly focused on his trade, he is the heister's heister, the robber's robber, the heavy's heavy. You don't want to cross him, and you don't want to get in his way, because he'll stop at nothing to get what he's after.Parker, the ruthless antihero of Richard Stark's eponymous mystery novels, is one of the most unforgettable characters in hardboiled noir. Lauded by critics for his taut realism, unapologetic amorality, and razor-sharp prose style - and adored by fans who turn each intoxicating page with increasing urgency - Stark is a master of crime writing, his books as influential as any in the genre. The University of Chicago Press has embarked on a project to return the early volumes of this series to print for a new generation of readers to discover - and become addicted to.In "The Hunter", the first volume in the series, Parker roars into New York City, seeking revenge on the woman who betrayed him and on the man who took his money, stealing and scamming his way to redemption.