The Man with the Getaway Face

The Man with the Getaway Face (1963) is a crime thriller novel, written by Donald E. Westlake under the pseudonym Richard Stark and published by Pocket Books.

Stark's recurring character, Parker, has surgically altering his appearance to escape the mob and a contract on his life.

Desperate for cash, he decides to join his old associates Skimm and Handy McKay to rob an armored car in New Jersey.

The Man with the Getaway Face was re-issued by the University of Chicago Press in August 2008.

In 2010, The Man with the Getaway Face was adapted into a short pamphlet by cartoonist Darwyn Cooke.

First edition (1963), with cover art by Harry Bennett.