false 414665 11 It's good to see private eye Spenser back in Boston, after his ludicrous imitation of a frontier lawman in Robert B. Parker's <I>Potshot</I>. But he's getting nowhere investigating the gunshot murder of banker Nathan Smith in <I>Widow's Walk</I>. The cops figure Smith's ingenuous but unfaithful young wife, Mary, pulled the trigger. She denies it. Spenser, hired by former prosecutor Rita Fiore to help build Mary Smith the best defense her money can buy, isn't sure either way, and the more time he spends on this case (dense with business and sexual deceptions), the more perplexed he becomes.<p> Of course, our poetry-spouting hero finally catches a break by linking Smith's demise to a convoluted real-estate scam. The rest of the novel offers plenty of Parker's characteristically witty dialogue, the slayings of several informants that you know from the get-go are toast, and ample opportunities for Spenser and his robustly menacing sidekick, Hawk, to intimidate lesser thugs. Unfortunately, the author isn't as attentive to the needs of other series regulars, including Spenser inamorata Susan Silverman, whose restrained jealousy toward lawyer Fiore ("Rita is sexually rapacious and perfectly amoral about it. I'm merely acknowledging that") and self-flagellation over a gay client's suicide somehow add no new depth to her character.<p> Parker has a propulsive prose style and can still concoct engrossing stories; his 2001 standalone Western, <I>Gunman's Rhapsody</I>, is a fine example. <I>Widow's Walk</I> doesn't quite meet that standard. Though entertaining, it's an unsatisfying chapter in a series that's become too predictable. <I>--J. Kingston Pierce</I> 837209 18 3 2002 Widow's Walk: A Spenser Novel (Spenser Mysteries, Book 29) total:672|5:110|4:252|3:261|2:40|1:9| 672 2430 844 34 4 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 12 08:05:15 -0800 2007 Wed Jan 02 13:10:02 -0800 2008
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Narrator: Joe Mantegna
Publisher: Books on Tape, 2002
Length: 5 hours and 41 min.

Publisher's Summary
Boston's premier P.I. investigates the murder of a prominent local banker, with family ties to the Mayflower - and perhaps the mob.

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i WILL say, tho, i'm getting a bit tired of the sex and swearing. also, the wrong people being killed, while we let others walk. i'm almost glad i'm about thru w/ this series, which is unusual. normally, i feel let do...more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Mar 31 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Sun Sep 06 11:33:06 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 11:33:28 -0700 2009 ]]> 5 0 false false Thu Apr 23 18:02:55 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 18:05:04 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 12:21:21 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 12:22:02 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Oct 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 09 10:24:21 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 17 05:28:16 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Jun 24 10:08:26 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 10:09:01 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 11:27:50 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 11:28:50 -0700 2009 good story.
about a gay bankers in the closet
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One of Boston's elite has been murdered. The accused is his new wife. She's blonde, beautiful, and young. The jury's going to hate her. With next-to-no alibi, and multi-million reasons to kill her husband, she needs the best defense...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 30 08:15:53 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 30 08:19:28 -0700 2007 The intriguing plot is equalled by the humor. And added to that is Parkers numbering of the chapters which is - unique.
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