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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9780425204283
ISBN number: 0425204286
Label: Berkley
Manufacturer: Berkley
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 352
Printing Date: March 07, 2006
Publishing house: Berkley
Sale Popularity Level: 152705
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When his buddy Hawk is beaten within an inch of his life, Spenser infiltrates a ruthless mob in the name of friendship--and revenge.
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I have read all of the Spenser books up to this one, and always enjoyed them as a change from my normal reading. They are always witty, quick and I like the characters. But this book has begun the spin into the zone of the unreal. The plot is not realistic. The doors all open without hestation, the knowledge is gained without sweat, the friends are coming out of the woodwork to help, Hawk and Spenser are taking on a huge organization in Marshport but there is no drama from it. The characters of Hawk and Spenser have crossed the line - once they were the outcasts, the rebels on a cause, now they are the mainstream with police, mob and the FBI helping and looking the other way. It's too much.
The story starts after Hawk is gunned down and moves to his convalescence. The psychologist in Susan and Spenser is front and center on the emotional rehabilitation. A little more of Hawk is revealed and that sets up a conundrum: With this information, as small as it is, is it too much? Has Hawk become too human? Not sure that I like knowing more about him.
The verbal banter is still topnotch and the wisecracking enjoyable. The storyline, while a very large stretch, is still entertaining. I hope that Parker comes back to the roots of the characters and gets away from this type of plot in the subsequent Spenser.
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I listened to this book on a CD. I hated the narrator especially when he was suppose to be Hawk. Hawk speaking in Afican American dialect really grated on me. It was so phoney. The story wasn't much either. The humour was pathetic. Everything about this book annoyed me. Poor story, stupid humor, and unappealing characters.
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I listened to the audio version of this. I thought the plot was boring and the dialog annoying. Wanted to quit several times (which I rarely do), and although I didn't, I know I wouldn't have missed any enjoyment if I had. Not at all a page turner to me. Although I liked Spencer's witty, terse dialog in other Spencer books, in this one it was mostly predictable or uninteresting. The constant "He said", and "I said" was irritating. I'd recommend passing on this one. There are so many better books to read that this one is not worth the time.
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What a disappointment! The very first few chapters of this book are essentially meaningless fill and drivel. I will avoid this author in the future. Why not just one word per page? Then you can sell more paper!
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Hawk getting shot in the back is certainly a way to change the series a bit and add new perspective to old characters. And because Hawk was shot, we get a view of his love interest and his moral perspective, which has been lacking in previous books.
I would never claim that an RBP novel will stretch your mind to any great extent, but they are great filler material for those days when you travel, are sick or spending the day on a beach. For those purposes, this is one of the better recent Spenser novels
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