Crimson Joy by Robert B. Parker
(from the back of the book)
Spenser is back on his home turf: a Boston of sleaze and
surprises, dangerous days and deadly nights.
A serial killer is on the loose in Beantown and the cops can’t catch
him. Called the “Red Rose Killer”
because he leaves a long-stemmed red rose on each woman he slays, he’s
terrifying every female who has to go out after dark. But once Spenser joins the chase, the
murderer’s trail turns toward home when a rose is left for Spenser’s own Susan
Silverman.
I like Spenser and I like Hawk which is what makes these
books work for me. I like the quips and
the sarcasm. Unfortunately I think there
was less of that in this one. A lot of
the book took place between Spenser and Susan.
There is a lot of them working out why their relationship works so well
and how they can both can do their jobs, even when they happen to intersect,
and still keep their personal relationship strong. At times it seemed to be the focus of the
book even more than the serial killer and, for me, it took up a little too much
of the book. I still liked the book and
I always find Spenser books to be fun quick reads. Spenser fans will read all of the books
anyway so what I say won’t make a difference to them but for people who aren’t
fans yet I would suggest starting with a different one and working your way
around to this one if you find you like the others.
1 comment:
The only Spenser novel I have read was Ceremony, and my bf at the time said it wasn't even one of the best and I still liked it. I really want to read more of the Spenser novels but haven't had time in my schedule.
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