To quote some of the immortal words of the Bard, “I come to praise” Robert B. Parker, and, of course, the work that he has left behind obviously will “long live after him.” In this, the last, Spenser novel, he once again provides an outstanding example of his talent and creativity.
Spenser is enlisted by his sometime buddy, police captain Quirk, to investigate the death of a young woman, who died after apparently having sex with a repulsive movie star in his hotel room. The obvious conclusion is that the man is responsible for her death, but Quirk is not so sure and asks Spenser to find out what happened. And Spenser goes about the task in his usual manner, this time accompanied by a brand new character (Hawk is in Asia), a “wasted” Cree Indian who Spenser takes under his wing to rehabilitate and train.
Enough has been written about Parker, his unparalleled ability to write sharp and amusing dialog, create funny barbs and unusual stories. So such comments are really unnecessary here. All one can say is, Mr. Parker, we’ll miss you.
Highly recommended.
