Title: Parker's Worst
Product review: With a few notable exceptions--Small Vices & Trouble inParadise--come to mind, RBP in general and the Spenser series in particular have been in decline for many years. I have been a devoted fan of Parker's since 1985, but his recent works have resembled a puzzle. He has written some brilliant material in the past and now simply changes the names and rearranges the order of the puzzle pieces (chapters) to create a "new" book. Apparently, he feels that the reader is new to his work or too dull to notice that he has written nothing original since the 1980's. Hugger Mugger has nothing new or interesting. Even at his worst Parker usually comes up with an idea, scene or even just a quote that makes a book worthwhile. Not the case here. There is no Hawk or Belson, very little Susan, cameo appearences by Vinnie & Quirk, an allusion to Lee Farrell and villians so innocuous to be minor players in plot.
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