Cold Service

It was very disappointing to learn that Hawk isn’t bullet proof. A bookie who is having problems with the Ukrainian mob trying to take over his business hires Hawk to be his bodyguard. Unfortunately, Hawk gets shot in the back several times by a sniper, and the Ukrainians kill the bookie and his enti......more

In this 32nd book in the 'Spenser' series, his friend Hawke is almost killed, after which Hawke struggles to regain his self-image. The book can be read as a standalone. ***** Spenser's wingman Hawke is shot and nearly killed while protecting a bookie named Luther Gillespie.....and Gillespie and most......more

This 32nd entry in the Spenser series repeats so many tropes from the earlier books that it is almost a case of self-plagiarism. Hawk, gunned down while out on a job and perilously close to death, vows revenge and—after a long rehabilitation—settles the score against a mob of very bad Ukrainians with......more

Maybe I'm getting cynical but I'm reeling in Spenser speak. "He said....She said...S/he said," and on and on ad nauseam. So to those of my fine feathers friends, I was thinking of saying good bye on Spenser. However, Parker/Spenser seem to be good when driving. If I miss a couple of paragraphs becau......more

Vengeance is a dish best served cold and that is really what this book is all about. Hawk is shot and nearly killed when he is protecting Luther, a local bookie. Luther, his wife and all but one of his kids is killed. Hawk is left for dead but he recovers and is driven to revenge what has happened t......more