Terry D. (tmdaviss) - , reviewed on 12/28/2018 + 72 more book reviews

Robert B. Parker is one of the great detective novel writers from our era. His Spenser series inspired the Spenser For Hire TV series and included 41 books before his death in 2010. But my first one is #30, "Back Story".

If you are expecting a novel full of everyday people, this isn't it. Oh, they are there. They just aren't the ones speaking to us. The voices we do hear speak from 3 categories... Mobster, Ghetto, and Police speak. And everyone is snarky. Everyone that is except for the beautiful Susan, who as a clinical psychologist should use doctor talk, but instead is the everyday voice of reason.

But as you guessed, it all fits the story. And the writer. And so we drift along from one scene to the next enjoying all of the stereotypes for being just what they sound like. Spenser is tapped in to all the right people to make things happen. And along with the mangled quotes and quirky introspection you will make friends with Spenser and ride along on his investigation.

Parker is gone, but the books remain for us to enjoy.

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