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Title:
Double Deuce
Genre:
Mystery
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Series:
Spenser 23
Binding:
Hardcover
Edition:
1st
Narrative:
First Person
Type of Book:
Fiction
Number of Pages:
224
Number of Chapters:
45
Date Added:
2018-06-26 18:08:54
Synopsis:
From Publishers Weekly
In Parker’s ( Pastime ) 23rd Spenser novel, our hero finds himself, at the behest of his pal Hawk, defending the residents of a gang-terrorized Boston housing project known as Double Deuce. The drive-by shooting of a teenage mother and her child brings the duo into a confrontation with gangleader Major Johnson and his posse. At the same time, Spenser’s longtime relationship with psychologist Susan is escalating, and the two agree to live together. The contrast between Spenser’s cozy domestic situation (and a new relationship for the enigmatic Hawk, who reveals some of his background) and the poverty and violence of the urban projects reinforces the authenticity of this series, and its quirky appeal. The plot is nothing new--it might be described as Spenser meets New Jack City --but Deuce ’s snappy dialogue, timely, fast-paced action and quick characterizations make it classic Spenser. Mystery Guild main selection; Doubleday Book Club and Literary Guild alternate selection; condensation rights to Time-Life Books; audio rights to Dove Audio.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
The still-popular Spenser ( Playmates , LJ 4/1/89) helps sidekick Hawk solve the seemingly random murders of a teenaged mother and baby in a violent housing project.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Kirkus Reviews
Spenser and Hawk take on a black street-gang while, on the domestic front, Susan persuades Spenser to move in: more hard- boiled mystery with a runny yolk from the ever-entertaining Parker. After some good-natured haggling, Spenser’s dark-side alter- ego Hawk agrees to pay the Boston shamus a third of what he’s getting--``nothing’’--to free a decayed ghetto housing project from the ``Hobarts,’’ the violent drug-dealing youth gang that controls it utterly; and, at the same time, to bring to justice whoever-- most likely a Hobart--gunned down a 15-year-old and her infant daughter at the project. With Hawk as guide, then, Spenser enters the forbidding world of gangs, marveling at their colorful slang and ritualized ways, meditating--with input from a saintly youth worker--on their hopeless lives...which gets him to thinking a lot about Hawk and the cruel sacrifices the black bermensch made to escape the ghetto. Spenser’s longtime girlfriend Susan thinks about that, too, while monitoring how her experiment in domesticating the p.i. is faring--not too well, actually, despite all the usual lovingly described scenes of cooking and soulful cooing between the two: Spenser is pacing like a caged tiger. Meanwhile, the gang’s leader has fixed on Hawk as a kind of father figure, but one he’ll have to slay (``Hawk, you and me the same,’’ he says. ``It got to be done we step up. Ain’t afraid to be killing, ain’t afraid to be dying’’) unless Hawk kills him first. The inevitable showdown is pure adrenaline--and the subsequent avenging of the murders, plus Spenser’s dignified coming to terms with Susan, pure satisfaction. Nothing new, just Parker marking perfect time: Spenser fans will love it. -- Copyright ©1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
In Parker’s ( Pastime ) 23rd Spenser novel, our hero finds himself, at the behest of his pal Hawk, defending the residents of a gang-terrorized Boston housing project known as Double Deuce. The drive-by shooting of a teenage mother and her child brings the duo into a confrontation with gangleader Major Johnson and his posse. At the same time, Spenser’s longtime relationship with psychologist Susan is escalating, and the two agree to live together. The contrast between Spenser’s cozy domestic situation (and a new relationship for the enigmatic Hawk, who reveals some of his background) and the poverty and violence of the urban projects reinforces the authenticity of this series, and its quirky appeal. The plot is nothing new--it might be described as Spenser meets New Jack City --but Deuce ’s snappy dialogue, timely, fast-paced action and quick characterizations make it classic Spenser. Mystery Guild main selection; Doubleday Book Club and Literary Guild alternate selection; condensation rights to Time-Life Books; audio rights to Dove Audio.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
The still-popular Spenser ( Playmates , LJ 4/1/89) helps sidekick Hawk solve the seemingly random murders of a teenaged mother and baby in a violent housing project.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Kirkus Reviews
Spenser and Hawk take on a black street-gang while, on the domestic front, Susan persuades Spenser to move in: more hard- boiled mystery with a runny yolk from the ever-entertaining Parker. After some good-natured haggling, Spenser’s dark-side alter- ego Hawk agrees to pay the Boston shamus a third of what he’s getting--``nothing’’--to free a decayed ghetto housing project from the ``Hobarts,’’ the violent drug-dealing youth gang that controls it utterly; and, at the same time, to bring to justice whoever-- most likely a Hobart--gunned down a 15-year-old and her infant daughter at the project. With Hawk as guide, then, Spenser enters the forbidding world of gangs, marveling at their colorful slang and ritualized ways, meditating--with input from a saintly youth worker--on their hopeless lives...which gets him to thinking a lot about Hawk and the cruel sacrifices the black bermensch made to escape the ghetto. Spenser’s longtime girlfriend Susan thinks about that, too, while monitoring how her experiment in domesticating the p.i. is faring--not too well, actually, despite all the usual lovingly described scenes of cooking and soulful cooing between the two: Spenser is pacing like a caged tiger. Meanwhile, the gang’s leader has fixed on Hawk as a kind of father figure, but one he’ll have to slay (``Hawk, you and me the same,’’ he says. ``It got to be done we step up. Ain’t afraid to be killing, ain’t afraid to be dying’’) unless Hawk kills him first. The inevitable showdown is pure adrenaline--and the subsequent avenging of the murders, plus Spenser’s dignified coming to terms with Susan, pure satisfaction. Nothing new, just Parker marking perfect time: Spenser fans will love it. -- Copyright ©1992, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
Author:
Robert B. Parker
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Publisher:
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
Barcode:
9780399137211
Publication Date:
1992-01-01
Number of Copies:
1
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$4.07
Automatic Estimated Date:
2025-12-18
Date Added:
2018-06-26 18:08:54
