- Alan Grofield
Alan Grofield is a
fictional character created byDonald E. Westlake . He is the main protagonist of four of the 28 novels Westlake has written under the pseudonymRichard Stark , and a supporting character in an additional four. Grofield's first appearance was in the novel "The Score", which was published in 1964.A career criminal and professional thief, Grofield is a devilishly handsome and charming womanizer whose main passion in life is the stage. In fact, the only reason he steals is to keep his summer stock company running, and if he were ever able to make enough money through his legitimate artistic efforts, he would have no trouble giving up his life of crime. Unlike his frequent companion Parker, Grofield is a somewhat inconsistent character, and his adventures run the gamut from hard-boiled crime stories ("Lemons Never Lie") to more fanciful,
James Bond -style globetrotting and intrigue ("The Damsel", "The Dame", and "The Blackbird").Novels
*"The Score" (1964, aka "Killtown"), a novel in Westlake's Parker series
*"The Handle" (1966, aka "Run Lethal"), a novel in Westlake's Parker series
*"The Damsel" (1967)
*"The Dame" (1969)
*"The Blackbird" (1969) — First chapter shared with "Slayground" (1971), a novel in Westlake's Parker series
*"Lemons Never Lie" (1971)
*"Butcher's Moon" (1974), a novel in Westlake's Parker seriesReferences
Bibliography from [http://www.donaldwestlake.com/wks_biblio.html Donald Westlake's Web site] .
External links
* [http://www.violentworldofparker.com/grofield.htm Web site devoted to the Parker novels, with a special section devoted to Grofield]
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