Spenser Hush Money, Book 26, (Paperback)

from raizel

Feminists, intellectual women, Brandeis people are not portrayed in a positive light; I think unfairly. Being a naive, intelligent woman, I find it hard to believe that we are quite as bad as Parker says. Besides from that, like all Spenser novels, it's an easy read.

from polywogg

PLOT OR PREMISE: Spenser has two cases, one from Hawk and one from Susan. Hawk wants him to help a black college professor who was refused tenure on the basis of rumours that he was gay, he had an illicit affair with a student, and the student committed suicide as a result of a broken heart. Susa...

from raizel

Feminists, intellectual women, Brandeis people are not portrayed in a positive light; I think unfairly. Being a naive, intelligent woman, I find it hard to believe that we are quite as bad as Parker says. Besides from that, like all Spenser novels, it's an easy read.

from bedda

I think the reasons I liked this book are the same reasons I like Spenser books in general. Spenser and Hawk are great characters. They are tough guys without being stupid; they are smart guys without being annoying. And their friendship comes through as real and believable. You can tell by the w...

from MarthaHuntley

I turn to Robert Parker's books when I want a fast, fun read. They don't so much "read" as talk, and it''s fun eavesdropping. This one did not disappoint. The story seemed to be largely about pretension in different settings, and it had an especially satisfying ending, with all the phonies gettin...