If you have not read the exploits of Spenser start with the first in the series. Parker ties all these books together and even includes the Randall and Stone series as well. They take place in a largely real world world including true landmarks and established businesses mixed in with the fictional places needed by Parker to avoid legal entanglements.
I would love to see a star desire to make these books into movies (a la Selleck with the Jesse Stone series.) Spenser is a long in the tooth hard boiled detective who remains timeless. Not bad for a Korean war vet, Spenser still mixes it up thugs and wins.
Robert Parker's books are well worth reading if for no other reason than the zippy dialogue!! Not too much plot on this one, but fun!
I love all the Spencer novels I have read this one was no exception moves very quickly and in terribly engaging couldn't put it down!
If you like Spenser, you'll like this book. There were several "laugh out loud" comments between Hawk and Spenser. A quick and fun read.
Classic Robert B. Parker, I liked it.
Probably his penultimate book before his death, and better than average. Puts a human face on his old foe, the gray man. All the usual snappy dialog with Susan and Hawk. After all this time, no longer makes you laugh out loud, but still amusing. Like all of his books, the sentences and chapters are short so it reads very fast. Plot is tricky and will keep you guessing till the end.
