Ask the Parrot is a mystery and horror novel by author Richard Stark.
Racing through the backwoods of Massachusetts and on the verge of being knocked out in one of the biggest bank robberies, Parker dashed into the barrel of a gun pointed from the wrong side of the law.

A quiet and angry recluse with only a silent parrot looking for companionship in his reclusive life, Tom Lindahl saved Parker from police dogs. He gets entangled in a long line of dubious, very dangerous but seriously profitable jobs.