false 69646 8 Pretty teenager April Kyle is in grown-up-trouble, involved with people who'd beat her up for a dollar and kill her for five. Now she's disappeared, last seen in the Combat Zone, that side of Boston where nothing's proper, especially the sex for sale. <P>With Hawk, his sidekick, Spenser takes on the whole X-rated industry. From a specialty whorehouse in Providence to stylish Back Bay bordellos, he pits muscle and wit against bullets and brawn until he finds what he's looking for: April Kyle, little girl lost. <P>"Nowhere is Spenser's vitality clearer than in CEREMONY...Spenser probably had more to do with changing the private eye from coffin-chaser to a full-bodied human being than any other detective hero." (Sun-Times, Chicago) 22704 1982 Ceremony total:400|5:82|4:166|3:136|2:14|1:2| 400 1512 501 19 4 1 false false Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 12:42:06 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 12:44:36 -0700 2009
Despite my opinion on the ending, I still give it 4 stars. Mr. Parker, as the author, is an excellent storyt...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 09 08:07:27 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 08:15:09 -0700 2009 books. I keep finding them at the library by reserving
them. In this book April Kyle is a teen runaway that
Spenser is hired by her parents to find. It was interesting
to see how Spenser rises to the task of helping April...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 14:46:19 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 14:53:50 -0700 2009 ***
He was indignant. "What's the matter with yo, man?" he said.
"If you got a piece," I said, "its dumb to keep it buttoned up ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 19:56:50 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 20:00:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 11 10:14:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 10:16:22 -0700 2009 Can't take Stone or Randall however, and I can't cope when they show up in ...more...]]> 3 0 false true Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 17:19:49 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 17:19:49 -0700 2009 "The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is ...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jul 17 21:32:13 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 21:36:28 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Feb 24 10:51:45 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 10:52:32 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Sat Mar 20 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Sun Sep 06 11:49:18 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 11:49:39 -0700 2009 ]]> 3 0 false false Sun Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 10:07:41 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 10:08:58 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jan 18 18:51:28 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 18:51:28 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri May 01 16:25:16 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 16:25:16 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 08:19:55 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 16 22:14:53 -0700 2009 Loved the conflicted ending. relativeism.....
I'm going through these terrific Spenser books like popcorn!!!!!]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 01 11:35:07 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 02 06:44:59 -0800 2008 Love the dialog & narration, the very strong sense of both place & time. In some ways i like Parker better than Wolfe (blaspheme, i know), because his female characters are better developed.
Th...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Sep 05 15:44:44 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 15:46:43 -0700 2008 This book and it's end...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jan 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 18 09:40:10 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 06:51:05 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Wed Oct 03 20:54:22 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 06 21:35:41 -0800 2007 0 0 false false Tue Apr 01 14:21:51 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 14:22:20 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 20 23:42:22 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 20 23:43:07 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Sun Nov 08 10:44:17 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 10:44:17 -0800 2009