Stardust

Stardust is only two books away from the halfway point of Parker’s Spenser novels, and it wouldn’t be long before the series would begin to decline. If you would have asked me before I began my recent re-read of the series, I would have told you that is was with this book that the rot began to show.......more

Robert B. Parker’s Spenser series was adapted into a television show called Spenser For Hire in the mid-’80s. Although the show was a cut above the other cops-n-robbers shows of the era, it was still the ‘80s so it was far from perfect and it was a series where the portrayal of sidekick Hawk by Aver......more

A completely unlikable woman needs help but she has no one. Along comes Spenser and even when she refuses to help him save her he realizes that he is her only chance. This is one of the books that shows just how big of a heart Spenser has. Also, features the first appearances of Bobby Horse and Chol......more

This was a fast-moving, well-written mystery novel, part of the famous/popular Spenser series penned by Parker way back when. The anachronistic elements - people still using beepers, actually looking up information in a telephone directory in a library, etc - are actually charming to me at least sin......more

I really enjoyed reading this Spencer Novel. This novel really demonstrates the traits that I love so much about spencer, and the power of Parkers novels and characters. When faced with a client that is a real pain Spencer does not give up in fact he digs is heels in. He senses there is more to this......more