Hush Money

"Being a professor and working are not the same thing. The academic community is composed largely of nitwits. If I may generalize. People who don't know very much about what matters very much, who view life through literature rather than the other way around." - Robert B. Parker Q: What does the Orso......more

This Spenser adventure has its moments, but I don’t think the novel itself quite succeeds. This is because its principal narrative is too slight for a novel, and Parker cannot find enough complications to enrich it and fashion it into something gripping and memorable. Black English professor Robinson......more

Spenser ends up working two cases pro bono after Hawk and Susan both ask him for his help. Since he owes Hawk about a thousand favors as well as probably five figures worth of expenses for ammunition alone, it’s perfectly understandable that he’d work for free on that one, but he should charge Susan......more

4.5 Stars for Hush Money: Spencer Series, Book 26 (audiobook) by Robert B. Parker read by Burt Reynolds. This was such a treat getting to listen to Burt Reynolds read this audiobook. It’s a interesting detective story with great characters. I think I like the series well enough to try a book with a......more