Cold Service (Spenser)
by Robert B. Parker
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Author: Robert B. ParkerEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-03-07
ISBN: 0425204286
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Berkley
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- ISBN13: 9780425204283
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of Cold Service (Spenser)
Book Review: Characters have lost their roots
Summary: 3 Stars
I have read all of the Spenser books up to this one, and always enjoyed them as a change from my normal reading. They are always witty, quick and I like the characters. But this book has begun the spin into the zone of the unreal. The plot is not realistic. The doors all open without hestation, the knowledge is gained without sweat, the friends are coming out of the woodwork to help, Hawk and Spenser are taking on a huge organization in Marshport but there is no drama from it. The characters of Hawk and Spenser have crossed the line - once they were the outcasts, the rebels on a cause, now they are the mainstream with police, mob and the FBI helping and looking the other way. It's too much.
The story starts after Hawk is gunned down and moves to his convalescence. The psychologist in Susan and Spenser is front and center on the emotional rehabilitation. A little more of Hawk is revealed and that sets up a conundrum: With this information, as small as it is, is it too much? Has Hawk become too human? Not sure that I like knowing more about him.
The verbal banter is still topnotch and the wisecracking enjoyable. The storyline, while a very large stretch, is still entertaining. I hope that Parker comes back to the roots of the characters and gets away from this type of plot in the next Spenser.
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