Title: Time and Again
Product review: Another Robert B. Parker novel. Gee, what could it be about?How 'bout this?:Spenser (time-tested & true, sensitive, but macho hero) + Susan (randy talk & sound advice) + dysfunctional family (garden variety) + manly sidekick (oh heavens, a gay guy, this time!) + "snappy" dialogue (eat your hearts out, Nora & Nick) + less-than-obscure mastermind criminal (another woman!) + a dash of shotgun justice (always cathartic) = by gosh, another Spenser novel.Missing in action: Hawk (out to lunch in Europe, or someplace, with a presumably sexy Harvard professor. Yeah, right!). Less than usual: cooking (that's a relief) & dog antics (that's also a relief).Sum total: same-old same-old. "Old" being the key word.
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