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Bad Business (Paperback)

by Robert B. Parker (Author)
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  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Berkley; Reprint edition (Mar 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0425199576
  • ISBN-13: 978-0425199572
  • Product Dimensions: 16.6 x 10.6 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Same old Spenser, 5 Mar 2004
By Chris Moss (Ludlow, Shropshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bad Business (Hardcover)
The latest Spenser is more of the same, except that the older he gets then the more comfortable he gets, and correspondingly less dangerous and less exciting. Even Hawk, and this is heresy I know, even Hawk comes over as ever-so-slightly loveable, friendly and tolerant.
The plot is ok, if a bit intricate, and at times it's difficult to remember exactly who all the characters are. Having worked out who they all are, it becomes increasingly difficult to care a great deal.
Having said this, we're still talking "Spenser", and it's still Robert B Parker. So the result is still far superior to most of the competition. Spenser fans like me will read and enjoy. New readers would be better advised to start with the earlier stories.
Finally, and I'm sure I'm not alone in this, I get the feeling that we're not far away from the time when Spenser and Jesse Stone (of the "other" Parker series) get to meet in print. They are referred to by mutual acquaintances more and more in their books.
Now, that will be one to savour.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Spenser's back, 3 Jul 2004
This review is from: Bad Business (Hardcover)
This book is not one of the author's best, but if you like Spenser novels, give it a go. I think the problem I had with it was that I found it difficult to care about any of the people who Spenser was trying to help. However, the interaction between Susan and Spenser was as good as ever and I liked Hawk's role in things. I gave this book 4 stars but I don't regret buying this book in hardback rather than waiting for the paperback which I think says a lot.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The Best Spenser Novel in Many Years, 16 Jun 2004
By Professor Donald Mitchell "Jesus Makes Me a P... (Boston) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bad Business (Paperback)
Robert Parker's remarkable characters, stunning dialogue and his quixotic focus on seeking the impossible dream are present in all of the Spenser books. In recent years, the plots have been getting thinner and thinner, however . . . and even the repartee seems mostly for show rather than to build naturally on a great story. But in Bad Business, the original Parker genius reappears for a time. As in the best of the early books in the series, Bad Business has a fascinating and often surprising plot involving the twin sins of adultery and greed.

The opening of the book has some of the best plot development I have ever read, filled with clever misdirection that plays on our assumptions from having read too many boiler-plate mystery novels.
In fact, if the book had concluded after 125 pages, I would have described this as one of the very best Spenser novels.

Unfortunately, the book bogs down in solving the mystery. Although the slow pace was probably intended to maintain an intriguing suspense, the pace just seems to drag instead to an inevitable conclusion. I think the mistake was to base part of the plot a little too closely to a recent corporate collapse. That connection telegraphed part of the ending too soon.

I won't attempt to describe the situation of the book, for I will risk spoiling the book for you. Instead, let me advise you to read carefully and keep an open mind as you do.

As I finished this book, I realized that part of the appeal of popular novels is that they take us places where we would never go on our own. When done well, they pique and satisfy our curiosity in harmless ways. I look forward to taking future such excursions with Mr. Parker and Spenser in the future.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Effortless
As effortlessly witty and beguiling as we've come to expect from Parker's Spenser novels. All this plus a cleverly wrought mystery, but really it's all about the character... Read more
Published on 1 Oct 2005 by Mr. Warren M. Fisher

3.0 out of 5 stars Fast-moving & amusing
This book takes a while to get going but once it's settled down, it's amusing, readable and fast-paced. Read more
Published on 13 Feb 2005

4.0 out of 5 stars The Best Spenser Novel in Many Years
Robert Parker's remarkable characters, stunning dialogue and his quixotic focus on seeking the impossible dream are present in all of the Spenser books. Read more
Published on 1 Jul 2004 by Professor Donald Mitchell

5.0 out of 5 stars Over complicated plot but excellent characterisation
Once again, Robert B. Parker has come up trumps with this story.
I haveread every Parker novel and I must say that this one is not one of hisbest. Read more
Published on 27 April 2004 by Mr. Christopher I. Wood

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