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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780399154416 ISBN: 0399154418 Label: Putnam Adult Manufacturer: Putnam Adult Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 304 Publication Date: October 23, 2007 Publisher: Putnam Adult Studio: Putnam Adult Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: When a simple case turns into a treacherous and politically charged investigation, Spenser faces his most difficult challenge yet-keeping his cool while his beloved Susan Silverman is in danger. Spenser knows something's amiss the moment Dennis Doherty walks into his office. The guy's aggressive yet wary, in the way men frightened for their marriages always are. So when Doherty asks Spenser to investigate his wife Jordan's abnormal behavior, Spenser agrees. A job's a job, after all. Not surprisingly, Spenser catches Jordan with another man, tells Dennis what he's found out, and considers the case closed. But a couple of days later, all hell breaks loose, and three people are dead. This isn't just a marital affair gone bad. Spenser is in the middle of hornet's nest of trouble, and he's got to get out of it without getting stung. With Hawk watching his back, and gun-for-hire Vinnie Morris providing extra cover, Spenser delves into a complicated and far-reaching operation: Jordan's former lover, Perry Alderson, is the leader of a group that helps sponsor terrorists. But Perry doesn't like Spenser poking around his business, so he decides to get to Spenser through Susan. The Boston P.I. will use all his connections both above and below the law to uncover the truth behind Perry's antigovernment organization. But what Alderson doesn't realize is that Spenser will stop at absolutely nothing to keep Susan out of harm's way; nothing will keep him from the woman he loves. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Spenser with a vengenceSpenser gets involved with an FBI buddy whose wife is apparently cheating on him. After a couple of dead bodies, the story becomes Spenser's personal quest to come to grips with his and Susan's past. Meanwhile, Spenser and Susan discuss marriage, and Spenser takes a road trip to Ohio to investigate the mysterious Perry Alderson. Surrounded by his usual gang of thugs, Spenser protects Susan and roots out the bad guys (but aren't Spenser's guys bad too?). Rating:  - Plugging alongSpenser and Hawk sprint through another fast paced adventure. This book is a lot of fun to read. Parker writes so well that we readers are willing to give him plenty of leeway. The villain's motives are never really explained, but we'll let that slide. We willfully forget that our heroes were born during the Depression: they are so old that they are the same age as John McCain! But Parker should help us out. The plot revolves around some recordings: tapes, no less. When was the last time anyone used ... Read More Rating: - Routine, readable potboilerI'll go on reading Robert Parker's Spenser novels as long as he cares to go on writing them. This is a perfectly adequate page-turner. The pages turn very quickly because there is so much dialog, and Parker's dialog is descending to self-parody. The average line of dialog seems to be about two words long, and some pages are not much more than thin columns of two-word exchanges. Years ago, I cared about Spenser's clients, people in real trouble whom he rescued. This time, the ... Read More Rating: - At least it kept my interest..This book was definiately not the best book I've read in a long time, but it also was not the worst. It was interesting enough to keep me involved; although it was pretty apparent what was going to happen at the end. This is the first book I have read by him. I will not read another. Although it kept me interested, his writing style is not my type. I do like how the book is written by one character only, but I don't like how he banters so much with his characters. But, ... Read More Rating: - Spenser is Fading AwayLet me first say that I have read all the Spenser novels and the associated books. I have a solid grounding in "Spenser Lore". You really need to have that background to be able to understand and enjoy this book. If you tried to pick this up as your first entry into the Spenser world, you would probably be very confused, since so much of it relies on back story. Way back in the dawn of time, Susan ran off on Spenser. After great trials and tribulations they got back together again, but it has ... Read More 
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