Ceremony

Because they’re quick reads between more serious books — even more serious detectives, such as Ross Macdonald’s Lew Archer — I thought I’d revisit Ceremony, the beginning of the April Kyle saga from the Spenser series. It is interesting for not only its moral dilemma, but for a bridge between the ea......more

This is one of my favorite Spenser novels, because in it the detective accomplishes two things which Parker writes about with an extraordinary combination of sympathy and cleverness: Spencer saves a troubled young person trapped in a world of vicious adults, and he does so by devising an unorthodox......more

Spenser, Hawk and Susan get to crash a house party in this one. Hilarity ensues. High school guidance counselor Susan is worried about April Kyle, a troubled drop-out type of kid who has run off from her parents. She asks Spenser to talk to them about finding her, but April’s dad has seen his daughte......more

The early novels in Robert B. Parker's Spenser series continue to remain the best of the lot, and Ceremony is no exception. Spenser, of course, is the irreverent Boston P.I. who at this point is in the earlier stages of his relationship with the execrable Susan Silverman. At this point in the series......more

tough subject, child prostitution to write about. so for this i give hime 4*. but some times the action abd dialoges are forced and the plot is very narrow. still worth the read.......more