Robert B. Parker was the author of seventy books, including the legendary Spenser detective series, the novels featuring police chief Jesse Stone, and the acclaimed Virgil Cole-Everett Hitch westerns, as well as the Sunny Randall novels. Winner of the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award and long considered the undisputed dean of American crime fiction, he died in January 2010.
Praise for Rough Weather
“Rough Weather is bliss.”—The Spectator
“Comically acerbic...the reader is treated to all the familiar
pleasures...Spenser sitting in his office overlooking Berkeley
Street in Boston; the knock on the door announcing a client;
Spenser's rapier repartee with client and suspects; the return of
his love, Susan, given a larger role here; the always amusing
interplay with the mercurial Hawk, Spenser's muscle; and Parker's
graceful descriptions of interiors, meals, and
clothes.”—Booklist
“As usual, Parker's crisp, unadorned style is superb. Parker
remains a major figure in American crime fiction.”—Associated
Press
“Robert B. Parker at his very best with a great suspenseful mystery
enhanced by the hero’s even greater love for Susan...The storyline
is fast-paced from the moment the Gray Man arrives in a shockingly
fumbled caper, but it is the dry-witted Spenser who turns the tale
into a thriller’s thriller.”—Midwest Book Review
Spenser, the redoubtable Boston PI, struts his stuff in this 36th entry in the series, but may leave some readers wondering if his ethics will bear even casual examination. When Heidi Bradshaw hires Spenser to "support" her at her daughter's wedding on Tashtego Island in Buzzards Bay, Mass., an old nemesis of Spenser's, the Gray Man, who almost killed Spenser in Small Vices (1977), also shows up on the island. Spenser is unable to prevent the kidnapping of the bride or the deaths that attend it. Assisted by a cadre of familiar players, Spenser persists in trying to find the missing bride in spite of warnings from the Gray Man. The trademark banter and snappy dialogue may seem more forced than natural. Spenser displays his machismo in dealing with a muscle builder and his detective skills in figuring out the Gray Man's connections to the case. A troubling conclusion produces one resolution and the promise of further consequences in the next installment. (Oct.) Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information.
Praise for Rough Weather
"Rough Weather is bliss."-The Spectator
"Comically acerbic...the reader is treated to all the familiar
pleasures...Spenser sitting in his office overlooking Berkeley
Street in Boston; the knock on the door announcing a client;
Spenser's rapier repartee with client and suspects; the return of
his love, Susan, given a larger role here; the always amusing
interplay with the mercurial Hawk, Spenser's muscle; and Parker's
graceful descriptions of interiors, meals, and
clothes."-Booklist
"As usual, Parker's crisp, unadorned style is superb. Parker
remains a major figure in American crime fiction."-Associated
Press
"Robert B. Parker at his very best with a great suspenseful mystery
enhanced by the hero's even greater love for Susan...The storyline
is fast-paced from the moment the Gray Man arrives in a shockingly
fumbled caper, but it is the dry-witted Spenser who turns the tale
into a thriller's thriller."-Midwest Book Review
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