New York Times bestselling author of the Spenser series of crime thrillers—Book 1 in the series“The toughest, funniest, wisest, private eye in the field these days.”—Houston ChronicleSpenser earned his degree in the school of hard knocks, so he is ready when a Boston university hires him to recover a rare, stolen manuscript. He is hardly surpised that his only clue is a radical student with four … surpised that his only clue is a radical student with four bullets in his chest.
The cops are ready to throw the book at the pretty blond coed whose prints are all over the murder weapon but Spenser knows there are no easy answers. He tackles some very heavy homework and knows that if he doesn’t finish his assignment soon, he could end up marked “D”—for dead.
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This is a very old Spenser work. None of the “regular” characters and not Parker at his best. Not entertaining.
Typical Spenser
The first of the Spenser novels. A great bridge between Sam Spade and Harry Bosch in the noir detective genre.
Parker was always top notch
Enjoyable read.
The first book in the Spenser P. I. Series. I loved Spencer fro the moment I picked up this book and on through the many stories to follow. If you haven’t read Robert B. Parker yet it is a good idea to start with this book and watch the characters grow m
I love all of the Spenser series.
Great book. Love this author.
Spenser is the funniest guy. My husband keeps rereading all of Parker’s old books.
The first volume in the classic Spenser series, this book introduces you to it’s lead sleuth and his snarky way of doing business. Of the major supporting cast, only Lt. Quirk is in this one, but Hawk and Susan are waiting just down the road. If you’re a fan of Raymond Chandler and Phillip Marlowe, you can’t miss Spenser.
First of a long series. They get better as the writing style improves.
Love parker easy reading,plots are good, he did it for years