Early autumn robert parker
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Early Autumn
Spenser is an acquired taste. You have to like the formula and the archetype and not be overly concerned by the built-in limitations imposed by both.
Early autumn robert parker
For me, when done well it's like listening to a great old song: you know what's coming but there's something irresistible about the melody. Like Ronnie "The Hawk" Hawkins might growl it out: "I put a spell on you."
At his best (not all the books), I love Spenser, the wisecracking gumshoe whose heart beats pure and who will find a way to do right by the end.
He can be funny, tough, and effective, and he usually knows how to leave enough out in the telling to keep the suspense rolling. Though I've read the whole series, some were annoying and harder to finish than others. My problems usually revolve around Hawk, Spenser's alter-ego-leg-breaker-partner-in-crime, and Susan, Spenser's main squeeze.
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