Between Parker s 1961 debut and his return in the late 1990s, the world of crime changed considerably. Now fake IDs and credit cards had to be purchased from specialists; increasingly sophisticated policing made escape and evasion tougher; and, worst of all, money had gone digital the days of cash-stuffed payroll trucks were long gone.

But cash isn t everything, and now Parker s after a fortune in jewels." "In "Flashfire," Parker s in West Palm Beach, competing with a crew that has an unhealthy love of explosions. When things go sour, Parker finds himself shot and trapped and forced to rely on a civilian to survive.

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