Hush Money Spenser Series Book 26 (Audible Audio Edition) Robert B Parker Burt Reynolds Phoenix Books Books
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When Robin Nevins, the son of Hawk's boyhood mentor, is denied at an exclusive university, Hawk asks Spenser to investigate. It seems the denial is tied to the suicide of a young gay activist, and as Spenser digs deeper, he is nearly drowned in a multicultural swamp of politics black, gay, academic, and feminist.
At the same time, Spenser's inamorata, Susan, asks him to come to the aid of an old college friend, K.C. Roth, the victim of a stalker. Spenser solves the problem a bit too effectively when K.C. turns the tables and begins to stalk him.
With Hush Money, Robert B. Parker adds a morally complex tale to this legendary series.
Hush Money Spenser Series Book 26 (Audible Audio Edition) Robert B Parker Burt Reynolds Phoenix Books Books
When I give the writing a "good" rating I have to qualify that. Editor's, I believe, would rate Mr. Parker's technical skill as superb as usual. But in my estimation, the storyline became a bit confusing at times. Too many characters to keep track of, and he would often change from using the first name to using the last name when referring to the same character. This had me going back to find out which character he was talking about at that particular time. Overall, I would have to say it's a pretty good storyline; although somewhat didactic, perhaps..Product details
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Hush Money Spenser Series Book 26 (Audible Audio Edition) Robert B Parker Burt Reynolds Phoenix Books Books Reviews
This is a most unusual story about homosexuality and violence. It also involves the psychology of stalking. Somehow a detective story is woven into it. It makes interesting reading.
My first Spenser story, although I have read all the Jesse Stone novels. Great dialogue. Nasty bad guys. And delicious prose woven throughout. Spenser kinda reminds me of DeMille's John Corey. Omitting the overuse of F---, wouldn't have diminished the story one iota. I look forward to another.
This is about as complex as a Spenser book can get. Spenser takes on two cases at once. He is asked to find out why a college instructor is denied tenure. And, a father wants to know why his son really committed suicide. As a favor he looks into a woman being stalked, a woman who falls in love with Spenser and will not accept no for an answer. And in the middle of it all Spenser's life is threatened by a racial group. Just the usual stuff to keep him busy.
If you are a Spenser fan you will love this book. The repertoire these characters provide is just wonderful. This is a good read, an easy read and the good guys are lovable. I think my husband and I have read every single Spenser novel that has been written. We even named one of our cats after the famed detective. Anxiously awaiting Parker's next book by whomever is authoring them now that the beloved RBP has passed. They are staying true to his style. Thank you, thank you thank you.
When a college professor walks into Spenser's office (via encouragement from Hawk) seeking assistance into his failed tenureship application, things are looking pretty low key. Life begins to look up (for us readers) however when the lovely Susan asks our man "Spenser" to help a friend who believes she is being stalked by an "ex" of one kind or another. Your interest as a reader of this fine novel will rise even further when a related suicide investigation (by Spenser) at the same college turns into an unofficial suspected homicide.
Two of the three aforementioned and apparently non-related cases soon become intertwined and the first example in the book of Mr Parker's unequivocal brilliance shines like a beacon on full beam at the end of chapter nineteen when Hawk takes a moment to explain some rather rash behaviour earlier on. A warning of the significance of the moment came just paragraphs prior to this and when (by chapter's end) Hawk had made his point to his lifelong friend I had goosebumps on my goosebumps.
The rest of the story is smooth, entertaining and satisfying to read. Once again the reader is kept enthralled by the ever-increasing complexity of the plot, as well as completely satisfied by the character interaction between Susan and Spenser as well as Spenser and Hawk. Characters that start out as innocent victims are shown to be somewhat duplicitous by book's end and this is another example of Mr Parker's talents and abilities. Long time fans of the Spenser series have grown accustomed to the togetherness of Spenser and Susan and it has to be said that Parker had become a master at teasing the emotions of his fans with moments of anxiety for the potential disaster to occur between the two. Thankfully the dreaded event fails to materialise in HUSH MONEY and once more the two God-blessed lovers live on in perfect harmony for another day. Another sublime mystery solved.
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The most interesting of the series. The baddest baddie is a homoxual black guy, which goes to prove what Terry Pratchett almost said, a man can be a member of an oppressed minority and still be a complete @rseho1e.
The next worst baddie is a female academic and she gets away unpunished. In some ways she's the worst, because she can wreck someone's life and feel virtuous about it. She's a quasi-religious zealot, one of the NPC zombies. The man she tries to destroy doesn't toe the party line, so has to go.
I find her scarier than the other baddie. I've met people like her, and the lack of humanity contrasts with Spenser's innate decency very effectively.
Dr. Parker is a genius in every aspect of his genre. Noteably he folds in excerpts from literature skillfully to his narative.
Parker skillfully delves into psycholigical analysis through dialog with his lifetime partner Susan Silverman. In this way I agree with and have profited from much of his analysis of the rationale for his characters actions.
Another dimension to Robert B Parker is how he integrates real life detecting with the inevitable interface between the police and organized crime and detective work.
The overall theme of all of Parker's Spenser books is that of the hero. Spenser always tries to do the right thing. This happens at the expense of his finishing a case for free because he has been fired. Or, he might take on work for free for some aspect of life that is important to him. There are also the moral and the legal aspects of life. Spenser always true to the heroic nature of his character always leans towards moral behavior.
No discussion of Spenser novels would be complete without the introduction of his complex and enigmatic character Hawk. For more on who Hawk is, buy the book.
One of the most delightful aspects of all of the Spenser books is the wise cracks, repartee of the Bogart mode of tough guy back and forth.
Here in summary we have the best of old time detective fiction. This is Rex Stout and Raymond Chandler supersharged and brought up to date.
The above remarks apply to all the Spenser novels and are especially suited to Hush Money.
When I give the writing a "good" rating I have to qualify that. Editor's, I believe, would rate Mr. Parker's technical skill as superb as usual. But in my estimation, the storyline became a bit confusing at times. Too many characters to keep track of, and he would often change from using the first name to using the last name when referring to the same character. This had me going back to find out which character he was talking about at that particular time. Overall, I would have to say it's a pretty good storyline; although somewhat didactic, perhaps..
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