In this installment, Parker sends Spenser to London, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, and Montreal. It feels a bit as if Parker took a vacation and wanted to include all of his stops in this novel. Only London really shines as a meaningful locale for Spenser's adventures, and he could as easily have been in New Jersey and Cleveland for his stops in Copenhagen and Amsterdam. All that said, Spenser and Hawk get the bad guys, Spenser gets off a solid number of wisecracks, and Spenser's love for Susan is in full bloom as absence makes the heart grow fonder. In other words, the standard Spenser fare, which is high praise indeed, as Parker's Spenser is the tough guy every good guy always wanted to be. I hope Parker writes thirty more. Recommended.
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