false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223676016m/297459.jpg 297459 9 Once again, Robert B. Parker makes artfulness look easy, with Chance, his sensational new thriller. This time Spenser -- the tough-but-tender sleuth whose passion for justice repeatedly plunges him into a sea of trouble -- hires out on a marital matter whose attached strings entangle him with the Mob. When big-time Boston hoodlum Julius Ventura approaches Spenser and his redoubtable sidekick, Hawk, about locating his only daughter's missing husband, it's clear he's not telling them the whole truth about the blushing bride and the ardent groom. In fact, he may be lying. But something about these missing links appeals to Spenser, and he agrees to take the case. So begins an odyssey into the netherworld of disorganized crime: from the throne rooms of crime lords to the Vegas strip; from two-bit wiseguys with a genius for dangerous liaisons to gangsters' molls in jeopardy; from larceny to homicide. And that's just for openers. All too soon, it becomes clear that what's at stake is not young love, but control of gangland Boston. Spenser and Hawk find themselves dead-center in a circus of violence whose shadowy ringmaster is all too familiar to a private eye with a past. ". . . the action rings true, especially the machinations among the crime bosses, as Spenser proves himself once more a modern-day knight in shining armor." --Publishers Weekly 2438658 1996 Chance (Spenser, Book 23) (Paperback) total:583|5:109|4:226|3:208|2:35|1:5| 583 2148 765 55 6017512 0399247769 9780399247767 62 36 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255629775m/6017512.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6017512.Chasing_the_Bear_A_Young_Spenser_Novel 4 1 true Mon Oct 12 11:18:13 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 11:44:36 -0700 2009
There are a couple of categories: the coming...more...]]> 297459 0425157474 9780425157473 477 15 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223676016m/297459.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/297459.Chance 4 0 false Fri Apr 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 13:29:38 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 13:38:51 -0700 2009 be reading a Spenser book again, but there are some I've liked more.
This book involves kidnapping and Las Vegas gambling. It was an insider
look at 'counting' cards. There were refreshing observations: All roc...more...]]> 6017512 0399247769 9780399247767 62 36 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255629775m/6017512.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6017512.Chasing_the_Bear_A_Young_Spenser_Novel 4 0 false Mon Jul 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 18:49:22 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 08:45:10 -0700 2009 Spenser's uncle, Patrick - Chasing The Bear

A while back I was talking with some librarians about, oddly enough, books. Someone posed the question, “If you could be any fictional character, wh...more...]]> 297459 0425157474 9780425157473 477 15 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223676016m/297459.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/297459.Chance 5 0 false Sat Oct 10 08:12:31 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 08:16:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6017512 0399247769 9780399247767 62 36 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255629775m/6017512.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6017512.Chasing_the_Bear_A_Young_Spenser_Novel 5 0 false Thu Jun 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 10:15:19 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 10:45:00 -0700 2009 I can reserve them at the library. This is the third of Parker's novels
for teens. It came out in May. What a great story! Spenser is telling
Susan about his life growing up with his young father, and two teen...more...]]> 6017512 0399247769 9780399247767 62 36 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255629775m/6017512.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6017512.Chasing_the_Bear_A_Young_Spenser_Novel 3 0 false Tue Jul 28 12:14:58 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 14:25:34 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 12:14:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 297459 0425157474 9780425157473 477 15 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223676016m/297459.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/297459.Chance 3 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Tue Aug 11 10:00:46 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 10:01:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6017512 0399247769 9780399247767 62 36 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255629775m/6017512.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6017512.Chasing_the_Bear_A_Young_Spenser_Novel 4 0 false Mon Jul 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 09:36:34 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 09:44:17 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 297459 0425157474 9780425157473 477 15 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223676016m/297459.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/297459.Chance 3 0 false Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 17:09:30 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 10:58:47 -0700 2009 Spenser and Hawk find themselves in the middle of a gang takeover attempt when Spenser is hires by one gang boss to find is daughter’s missing husband. Several trips to Las Vegas are involved as well as a murder or two. Typical Parker with a wisecracking Spenser and taciturn Hawk. Q...more...]]> 6017512 0399247769 9780399247767 62 36 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255629775m/6017512.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6017512.Chasing_the_Bear_A_Young_Spenser_Novel 4 0 false Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 20:18:04 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 10:03:45 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 6017512 0399247769 9780399247767 62 36 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255629775m/6017512.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6017512.Chasing_the_Bear_A_Young_Spenser_Novel 5 0 false Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 01 20:59:59 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 01 21:03:46 -0800 2009 It was well written, ....easy to read, ....not complicated. Nonetheless you felt the love of this boy for his family, and how this family helped him deal heroically with the challenges presented him.]]> 6017512 0399247769 9780399247767 62 36 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255629775m/6017512.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6017512.Chasing_the_Bear_A_Young_Spenser_Novel 3 0 false Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 16:44:07 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 16:49:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 6017512 0399247769 9780399247767 62 36 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255629775m/6017512.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6017512.Chasing_the_Bear_A_Young_Spenser_Novel 5 0 false Sun Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 12:53:31 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 09:47:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 297459 0425157474 9780425157473 477 15 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223676016m/297459.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/297459.Chance 3 0 false Mon Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Sun Sep 06 11:38:09 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 11:38:29 -0700 2009 ]]> 6017512 0399247769 9780399247767 62 36 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255629775m/6017512.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6017512.Chasing_the_Bear_A_Young_Spenser_Novel 4 0 false Fri Aug 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 10:56:44 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 10:57:48 -0700 2009 6017512 0399247769 9780399247767 62 36 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255629775m/6017512.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6017512.Chasing_the_Bear_A_Young_Spenser_Novel 3 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 04:25:30 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 04:26:40 -0700 2009 6017512 0399247769 9780399247767 62 36 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255629775m/6017512.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6017512.Chasing_the_Bear_A_Young_Spenser_Novel 2 0 false Fri Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 15:59:22 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 15:59:49 -0700 2009 http://dystake.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/...]]> 297459 0425157474 9780425157473 477 15 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223676016m/297459.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/297459.Chance 3 0 false Thu Dec 04 05:36:11 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 05:36:39 -0800 2008 297459 0425157474 9780425157473 477 15 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223676016m/297459.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/297459.Chance 2 0 false Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 14:40:02 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 14:40:52 -0800 2009 6017512 0399247769 9780399247767 62 36 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255629775m/6017512.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6017512.Chasing_the_Bear_A_Young_Spenser_Novel 2 0 false Mon Aug 24 14:57:23 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 14:57:49 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=297459