Parker is always a good read.
Spenser's got trouble. Susan want's him to help her ex-husband. Her ex swears he doesn't need help.
Sudden Mischief, finds Robert B. Parker's famous sleuth once again engaging Boston's bad
guys and sorting out life's moral dilemmas, all (or mostly) in the name of love. When
Spenser's girlfriend, psychiatrist Susan Silverman, asks him to investigate charges of
sexual harassment leveled against her ex-husband, Brad Sterling, the detective agrees,
though the assignment "shows every sign of not working out well." As the sexual harassment
allegations melt like April snow, Sterling drops out of sight, a dead body appears in his
office, and Spenser discovers a murky slush of clues that suggest Sterling's work as a
marketing genius for local charities has been a front for some truly despicable criminal
activities. As always, the more-than-slightly-shady Hawk is on hand to help Spenser sort the
good from the bad, but Spenser is left to his own devices when it comes to making sense of
the emotional havoc the case creates in his relationship with Susan. And what devices they
are: emotionally mature and physically dynamic, Spenser once again proves himself as
detective, friend, lover, and human being as Sterling's reappearance forces Susan to examine
her past and her conscience while searching for her own autonomy. As always, Spenser endures
as an intelligent, ethical, and poetic private eye. Parker's Spartan prose suits a
character who carries his years in wisdom. If the heart of any truly great detective series
is a truly great detective, Sudden Mischief and the rest of Parker's Spenser novels surely
fit the bill.
guys and sorting out life's moral dilemmas, all (or mostly) in the name of love. When
Spenser's girlfriend, psychiatrist Susan Silverman, asks him to investigate charges of
sexual harassment leveled against her ex-husband, Brad Sterling, the detective agrees,
though the assignment "shows every sign of not working out well." As the sexual harassment
allegations melt like April snow, Sterling drops out of sight, a dead body appears in his
office, and Spenser discovers a murky slush of clues that suggest Sterling's work as a
marketing genius for local charities has been a front for some truly despicable criminal
activities. As always, the more-than-slightly-shady Hawk is on hand to help Spenser sort the
good from the bad, but Spenser is left to his own devices when it comes to making sense of
the emotional havoc the case creates in his relationship with Susan. And what devices they
are: emotionally mature and physically dynamic, Spenser once again proves himself as
detective, friend, lover, and human being as Sterling's reappearance forces Susan to examine
her past and her conscience while searching for her own autonomy. As always, Spenser endures
as an intelligent, ethical, and poetic private eye. Parker's Spartan prose suits a
character who carries his years in wisdom. If the heart of any truly great detective series
is a truly great detective, Sudden Mischief and the rest of Parker's Spenser novels surely
fit the bill.
Author: Robert B. Parker
When Spenser is asked to take a case for his lover's ex-husband, he reluctantly obliges. Brad Sterling has always been a troublemaker, and now he's facing sexual harassment charges while in the midst of planning a huge fundraiser. As Spenser digs into the circumstances surrounding the fundraiser, he uncovers some nasty business that may not be in his client's best interest.
When Spenser is asked to take a case for his lover's ex-husband, he reluctantly obliges. Brad Sterling has always been a troublemaker, and now he's facing sexual harassment charges while in the midst of planning a huge fundraiser. As Spenser digs into the circumstances surrounding the fundraiser, he uncovers some nasty business that may not be in his client's best interest.
Susan Silverman's ex doesn't call himself "Silverman" anymore...he's changed his name to "Sterling." And that might not be the only thing that's phony about him. A Do-gooding charity fundraiser, he's been accused of sexual harassment by no less than four different women. And not long after Spenser starts in vestigating the charges, Sterling is wanted for a bigger offense:murder...
Not every guy would respond well to his girlfriend asking him to help out her ex-husband. But Spenser isn't every guy, so he and Hawk put on their shining armor and go a-questing.
Is there anything new to be said about the consistent quality and entertainment value of RB Parker's Spenser series? If so, I can't think what it is. The usual good read.
This was the next to last of the original Spenser series that I have read. It was ok.
didn't care for this --not a ParkerFan
Spenser - 'nuff said.
Susan Silverman's ex doesn't call himself 'Silverman' anymore....he's changed his name to 'Sterling'. And that might not be the only thing that's phony about him.......
Always love Spenser's wit and the ever present and powerfully quiet Hawk. Good story, very entertaining.
Didn't read.
