Bad Business

I knew that Robert B. Parker was phoning it in on a lot of these later Spenser books, but this one may be among the weakest and laziest of the bunch. Spenser gets hired by Marlene Rowley to see if her husband Trent is cheating on her. After he follows Trent to a hotel liaison with another woman, Spen......more

This 31st entry in the Spenser series takes its inspiration from a notorious American scandal, the collapse of the Enron energy corporation in 2001. Parker doesn’t wade too deep into the economic weeds—just a brief introduction to sketchy accounting practices to keep the reader up to speed—and adds......more

Pretty good Spencer. This mystery was a little all over the place but Spencer, Susan and Hawk are a still a lot of fun. The mystery with the corporate scandal and the sex guru was well tied together. However, I liked the last Spencer novel "Stormy Weather" I read better. Weirdly, it takes 100 pages......more

"'My name is Spenser,' I said. 'To see Randy Frampton.' 'Concerning?' she said. 'I'm trying to establish if that's his first name or a descriptive adjective.'" The wise cracking private eye from Boston returns to tail a hubby who may be straying, and his wife wants the proof if he is. Spenser dives i......more

A simple divorce case leads Spenser down a path of murder, wife-swapping, corporate greed and deadly intrigue. Spenser wisecracks his way through this modern noir mystery. Highly entertaining, with terrific characters and an interesting and involving storyline. You can’t go wrong with one of Parker’......more