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Title:
Paper Doll
Genre:
Mystery
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Series:
Spenser
Binding:
Hardcover
Edition:
1st
Narrative:
First Person
Type of Book:
Fiction
Number of Pages:
223
Number of Chapters:
46
Date Added:
2018-06-26 18:09:01
Synopsis:
Spenser fans will delight in the Boston PI’s latest adventure, after Pastime and Double Deuce , as Parker, restraining a penchant for arch characterization, returns his attention to plotting. Spenser is hired by Boston Brahmin Loudon Tripp to find the murderer of his conventionally impeccable wife, Olivia Nelson, whom the police consider a victim of random urban violence. After consulting with the police detective assigned to the case, a gay man whose lover is dying of AIDS, Spenser travels to Olivia’s hometown in South Carolina, where his questions land him in jail, uncharged, and at the mercy of some Northern thugs. Rescued at the last minute by Boston police Lt. Quirk, the burly detective soon finds himself taken into the confidence of a sleazy but powerful Massachusetts senator. The case builds on a nicely woven mix of false identity, self-delusion and, unexpectedly, the powerful attachment of two old Southern gentlemen, one black and one white. Spenser’s lover, the elegant psychiatrist Susan, and his pal Hawk stay pretty much in the background as the tough-but-sensitive PI hews mainly to the mystery at hand. Mystery Guild Main selection, Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club alternates.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Product Description
She was a model wife and mother, bludgeoned with a hammer on the streets of Beacon Hill. Spenser’s searching for a motive and a murderer--and finding more secrets than meet the eye...
About the Author
Robert B. Parker was the author of more than fifty books. He died in January 2010.
From AudioFile
David Dukes uses a quick pace and distinct voicing to present a wide cast from Spenser’s Boston milieu. These include his girl friend, a Beacon Hill aristocrat, his arrogant son and whispering daughter, a tough policeman, a gay rookie, a suave U.S. senator and his thugs. When the action moves to a sleepy Southern town, Dukes slows his pace and speaks in wonderful drawls, both educated and uneducated, both male and female characters. The listener will find this enjoyable, fast-moving and delightful, especially the Southern accents. Spenser may decide to let ” sleeping dogs lie,” but the listener will not want to sleep until finishing all the tapes. M.G.S. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Product Description
She was a model wife and mother, bludgeoned with a hammer on the streets of Beacon Hill. Spenser’s searching for a motive and a murderer--and finding more secrets than meet the eye...
About the Author
Robert B. Parker was the author of more than fifty books. He died in January 2010.
From AudioFile
David Dukes uses a quick pace and distinct voicing to present a wide cast from Spenser’s Boston milieu. These include his girl friend, a Beacon Hill aristocrat, his arrogant son and whispering daughter, a tough policeman, a gay rookie, a suave U.S. senator and his thugs. When the action moves to a sleepy Southern town, Dukes slows his pace and speaks in wonderful drawls, both educated and uneducated, both male and female characters. The listener will find this enjoyable, fast-moving and delightful, especially the Southern accents. Spenser may decide to let ” sleeping dogs lie,” but the listener will not want to sleep until finishing all the tapes. M.G.S. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
Publisher:
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
Barcode:
0399138188
Publication Date:
1993-05-01
Language:
English
Date Added:
2018-06-26 18:09:01
