12-13-2023, 04:39 PM
Robert B. Parker's Broken Trust by Mike Lupica
Ace Atkins grew tired of writing the Spencer novels or his contract ran out or something. The new man at the helm of Robert B. Parker's Spencer books is Mike Lupica. Lupica has been covering another series by Parker about detective Sunny Randall and is now doing these books as well. And much like Atkins, he's still no Parker. Lupica's rendition of the characters are different from Parker's method, in some ways subtle and in other ways glaring. Spencer was never this glib before and when he quoted poets, he never had to tell you immediately the name of the poet. So, the book felt off to me.
The story was fine. A billionaire tech bro seems to be losing his mind and his wife wants to find out why. Then the wife gets killed. Spenser is fired but continues to investigate until all is right in the end. There are plenty of moments of Spenser and his love, Susan and his other love Dunkin Donuts. There is banter with Hawk and Belson and Quirk. Spenser gets into fights which he wins, of course. Spenser gets to be tough and he gets to be sensitive. We also get a trip through a lot of watering holes and dining establishments. Since Lupica is also a sportswriter, there was a lot of emphasis on the Red Sox and the fact they traded away Mookie Betts to the Dodgers.
When I was writing in the junk food books, this would be an exemplar of that type of the book. Reading the book went down like cuddling up with a bag of chips and just as nourishing. While I was immersed, I enjoyed it, but I feel a little queasy now that it is done.
Ace Atkins grew tired of writing the Spencer novels or his contract ran out or something. The new man at the helm of Robert B. Parker's Spencer books is Mike Lupica. Lupica has been covering another series by Parker about detective Sunny Randall and is now doing these books as well. And much like Atkins, he's still no Parker. Lupica's rendition of the characters are different from Parker's method, in some ways subtle and in other ways glaring. Spencer was never this glib before and when he quoted poets, he never had to tell you immediately the name of the poet. So, the book felt off to me.
The story was fine. A billionaire tech bro seems to be losing his mind and his wife wants to find out why. Then the wife gets killed. Spenser is fired but continues to investigate until all is right in the end. There are plenty of moments of Spenser and his love, Susan and his other love Dunkin Donuts. There is banter with Hawk and Belson and Quirk. Spenser gets into fights which he wins, of course. Spenser gets to be tough and he gets to be sensitive. We also get a trip through a lot of watering holes and dining establishments. Since Lupica is also a sportswriter, there was a lot of emphasis on the Red Sox and the fact they traded away Mookie Betts to the Dodgers.
When I was writing in the junk food books, this would be an exemplar of that type of the book. Reading the book went down like cuddling up with a bag of chips and just as nourishing. While I was immersed, I enjoyed it, but I feel a little queasy now that it is done.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm