Helpful Score: 2
First time I read this author, Robert B. Parker, won't be the last. Very intriguing writing style. Simple, short, easy, not too much in the way of flowery description, and yet enough to set the scene and get the picture. The book, another murder who done it, but again, the writing style hooked me.
If you're a Robert B. Parker (Spencer) fan, what can you say? He always delivers, tight plot, great dialogue and, of course, all the characters we've come to know. Paul C.
Great Detective Story.
Robert B. Parker and Spencer - a winning combination
Another Spencer winner! A great read. Very enjoyable.
A Spenser mystery.
Another great Spenser Book!
Spenser is hired to prove the wife of one of Boston's elite did not murder her husband. Instead of one trail Spenser finds many. Unfortunately for Spenser the attractive widow is of little help as her I.Q. is not one of her best qualities. Therefore, he has to work hard to piece together "who done it".
This was a great suspense book, well worth my luch hours I spent reading it!
When fifty-one-year-old Nathan Smith, a once-confirmed bachelor, is found in his bed with a hole in his head made by a .38-caliber slug, it's hard not to imagine Nathan's young bride as the one with her finger on the trigger. Even her lawyer thinks she's guilty. But given that Mary Smith is entitled to the best defense she can afford-and thanks to Nathan's millions, she can afford plenty-Spenser hires on to investigate Mary's bona fides. Mary's alibi is a bit on the flimsy side: She claims she was watching television in the other room when the murder occurred. But the couple was seen fighting at a high-profile cocktail party earlier that evening, and the prosecution has a witness who says Mary once tried to hire him to kill Nathan. What's more, she's too pretty, too made-up, too blonde, and sleeps around-just the kind of person a jury loves to hate.
Spenser's client is young blond and beautiful. He doesn't like her. She is dumber than dumb, but is it an act? Her millionair husband is murdered. Did she do it? Very good book
It's a while since I read it, but I've enjoyed all the Parker books I've read - especially the Spenser stories and this is a Spenser mystery.
Wow! This is the 29th book featuring Spenser and it's my first to read! He has a quick wit and a sharp mind that gets to the nitty gritty of the case. good read!
One of my favorite Spencer books. Crisp dialog, solid plot.Very enjoyable reading.
Parker remains at the top of his form with this whodunnit and why.
autographed copy
One of Boston's elite has been murdered. The accused is his new wife. She's blond, beautiful, and young. The jury's going to hate her. With next-to-no alibi, and multimillion reasons to kill her husband, she needs the best defense money can buy. His name is Spenser, and he'd give anything to believe her.
One of Boston's elite has been murdered. The accused is his new wife. She's blond, beautiful, and young. the jury's going to hate her. With next-to-no alibi, and multimillion reasons to kill her husband, she needs the best defense money can buy. His name is Spenser, and he'd give anything to believe her..
I really wasn't real thrilled with this book, although I liked the series, Spenser For Hire. In the book, Spenser is just entirely too cutesy for my liking. I love a suspense story that moves right along. This one didn't do it!
I found I had 2 copies of this book in my tbr books
"One of Boston's elite has been murdered. The accused is his new wife. She's blond, beautiful, and young. The jury's going to hate her. With next-to-no alibi, and multimillion reasons to kill her husband, she needs the best defense money can but. His name is Spenser, and he'd give anything to believe her."
