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Title:
Hundred-Dollar Baby
Genre:
Mystery
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Series:
Spenser
Series Order:
34
Binding:
Paperback
Narrative:
First Person
Type of Book:
Fiction
Number of Pages:
309
Number of Chapters:
64
Date Added:
2018-06-26 18:09:15
Synopsis:
Spenser #34
April Kyle is the young runaway Spenser rescued from Boston’s notorious Combat Zone in 1982’s Ceremony. Bereft of conventional options, he left her in the care of Patricia Utley, operator of an upscale New York bordello. Now she is back in Boston operating a branch office for Utley and needs Spenserian assistance. Some locals are trying to move in on her operation. Perhaps Spenser and Hawk can dissuade them? They make quick work of the muscle but learn the catalyst for the takeover may have a more complex motive. April knows more than she has revealed to him about the source of the threat and her complicity. Spenser’s frustration with Kyle’s dishonesty and his avuncular need to help forces him to keep digging. The latest entry in the long-running series finds Parker revisiting familiar themes such as the often-deleterious effect that families have on their members and whether the damage can ever be truly undone. The banter between Spenser and his significant other, Susan Silverman, and the imperturbable Hawk--typically a highlight of the series--seems flat here, even veering toward cliche. Still, no Spenser novel fails to be entertaining, but Parker just may be doing better work these days with his two other series characters, Sunny Randall and Jesse Stone. Here’s hoping he gets the big guy back on track. Wes Lukowsky
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
April Kyle is the young runaway Spenser rescued from Boston’s notorious Combat Zone in 1982’s Ceremony. Bereft of conventional options, he left her in the care of Patricia Utley, operator of an upscale New York bordello. Now she is back in Boston operating a branch office for Utley and needs Spenserian assistance. Some locals are trying to move in on her operation. Perhaps Spenser and Hawk can dissuade them? They make quick work of the muscle but learn the catalyst for the takeover may have a more complex motive. April knows more than she has revealed to him about the source of the threat and her complicity. Spenser’s frustration with Kyle’s dishonesty and his avuncular need to help forces him to keep digging. The latest entry in the long-running series finds Parker revisiting familiar themes such as the often-deleterious effect that families have on their members and whether the damage can ever be truly undone. The banter between Spenser and his significant other, Susan Silverman, and the imperturbable Hawk--typically a highlight of the series--seems flat here, even veering toward cliche. Still, no Spenser novel fails to be entertaining, but Parker just may be doing better work these days with his two other series characters, Sunny Randall and Jesse Stone. Here’s hoping he gets the big guy back on track. Wes Lukowsky
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Author:
Robert B. Parker
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Publisher:
Berkley Pub Group
Barcode:
9780425217559
Publication Date:
2006-07-01
Number of Copies:
1
Publisher Location:
New York
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$3.99
Automatic Estimated Date:
2026-02-22
Date Added:
2018-06-26 18:09:15
