Jon Arbuckle asked this question about Someone to Watch Over Me (Spencer, #48):
I have yet to try Ace Atkins' Spenser novels--I'm too loyal to Parker. Does he do a good job maintaining the same spirit of the original series and characters, etc.?
Len White I've found the plots of the Atkins versions to be better and more involved than the last batch of books that Parker wrote. Parker tended to spend litt…moreI've found the plots of the Atkins versions to be better and more involved than the last batch of books that Parker wrote. Parker tended to spend little time on the plots so that the books were entirely character driven. Of course, as a fan, I love the characters (ehh, not Susan so much) so I went along with it, but I'm really enjoying the deeper plotting from Atkins.(less)
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