Michael H. (thatdarnkaraoke) reviewed on 12/25/2021 + 9 more book reviews

I have read Ace Atkins novels that followed up on Robert B. Parker's Spencer series, and while no one can fully fill Parker's unique shoes, sometimes a 'take-over' author comes close; Atkins isn't too far off so far.

Unfortunately, I was only 4 pages into this novel when the author decided to make Sunny Randall political. While politics is a thing in real life, Robert B. Parker didn't let it infect the stories that I've read, to any appreciable degree or at all.

If readers like political bias in their character, especially to the political Left, then readers may enjoy this novel. To me, it was a cheap shot, and not worthy of Parker's fiction, thus the poor review.

Detective/crime stories may include peripheral characters with a political bent, but the main characters seem to do best when we focus on the human relationships, strengths and weaknesses, and leave non-essential waste out of the story.

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