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Book Review of Robert B. Parker's Wonderland (Spenser, Bk 41)

Robert B. Parker's Wonderland (Spenser, Bk 41)
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I thought that this was a better outing overall than Lullaby, Mr. Atkins' first turn as Spenser's new scribe. Hawk does not appear, which is a disappointment, so Spenser is left to trade one-liners and witticisms with his protege Zebulon Sixkill and Henry Cimoli, who asks Spenser to look into why a company looking to buy the condo complex he lives in would send some thugs to pressure the residents into selling. What follows is an entertaining yarn filled with the usual Spenserian offerings: heroic good guys, despicable bad guys, true love and of course, brilliant descriptions of food, drink and locale. Is it perfect Robert B. Parker? Of course not, but it's good enough to keep me coming back for more.