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Review title: Potshot -- Classic Spenser... Again.
Product review: If you're familiar with the Spenser series, I'll save you a ton of time and say, "Read _Potshot_, it's classic Parker and you won't be disappointed."If you're not familiar, I'll write a bit more. The world Robert B. Parker created around the Boston detective Spenser (precursor to the `Spenser for Hire' TV series) is simply complex. While the book can stand on it's own, _Potshot_ integrates characters from dozens of prior Spenser novel. Having spent time with these characters (and their motivations) in prior novels gives this book a richness that will escape first time readers.In terms of plot, yes, this is a mystery novel, but the mystery is usually an afterthought to character development. The off-the-cuff discussions Spenser and his cohorts have over breakfast regarding guns are far more interesting than whodunit. If you're looking for complex plot, keep moving... Parker writes characters and he writes them well.
