A review by msand3
The Blackbird by Richard Stark

4.0

In Stark's third Grofield novel, the actor-turned-thief has finally evolved into a full-fledged James Bond-type spy -- against his will! -- with the same comic underpinning as detective Nick Charles at his best. I was disappointed with the first Grofield novel, but the second one grew on me, and by this third effort, I'm very much a fan. In fact, I enjoyed The Blackbird better than a couple of the previous Parker novels and am sort of sad that there is only one left in the series, although I know he does pop up in a couple later Parker novels. It was also fun to see the return of Marba, the best supporting character in the Grofield series. I hope he might even make an appearance in the fourth and final novel.