Tuesday, January 19, 2010
The Professional (Spenser) (Hardcover)
I've just finished reading "The Professional" the 37th book in his Spenser series by Robert B. Parker.
Product Description
A knock on Spenser's office door can only mean one thing: a new case. This time the visitor is a local lawyer with an interesting story. Elizabeth Shaw specializes in wills and trusts at the Boston law firm of Shaw & Cartwright, and over the years she's developed a friendship with wives of very wealthy men. However, these rich wives have a mutual secret: they've all had an affair with a man named Gary Eisenhower- and now he's blackmailing them for money. Shaw hires Spenser to make Eisenhower "cease and desist," so to speak, but when women start turning up dead, Spenser's assignment goes from blackmail to murder.
As matters become more complicated, Spenser's longtime love, Susan, begins offering some input by analyzing Eisenhower's behavior patterns in hopes of opening up a new avenue of investigation. It seems that not all of Gary's women are rich. So if he's not using them for blackmail, then what is his purpose? Spenser switches tactics to focus on the husbands, only to find that innocence and guilt may be two sides of the same coin.
My Review:
Glad to see Susan's input when matters became more complicated.
Always happy to see Spenser cooking and love his double-entendre's with Susan.
Yeah Hawk and Vinnie are back!
4/5
Labels:
Hawk,
Robert B. Parker,
Spenser,
Susan Silverman,
The Professional
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2 comments:
Robert Parker is an author I have yet to read. The plot sounds like fun and it's great to see your review- it's like you're talking about an old friend! Thanks for sharing!
Hi Suzanne,
You're very welcome and I'm glad you enjoyed my review!
I found out that Robert Parker died on Monday!
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