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    Widow's Walk: A Spenser Novel, Book 29
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    Widow's Walk: A Spenser Novel, Book 29

    Written by Robert B. Parker

    Narrated by Joe Mantegna

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    The indefatigable, poetry-dishing Spenser finds himself in the middle of yet another whopper of a case. A seemingly dim blonde with a supermodel-class body is accused of murdering her blue-blooded, Mayflower-descended banker of a husband. Her alibi: she was watching Survivor in another room. Mary Fiore, Spenser’s seductive lawyer friend, a former prosecutor, realizes that her client needs some help, and commissions Spenser to dig up the truth. This is easier said than done, but a few gunsels, thugs, and murders later, Spenser makes the connection between the dead banker and a real-estate scam gone sour. There’s a resolution to the case, but the fun is in seeing the green and sexual intrigue play out.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateJan 1, 2002
    ISBN9781415918807
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    Widow's Walk: A Spenser Novel, Book 29
    Author

    Robert B. Parker

    Robert B Parker was the best-selling author of over 60 books, including Small Vices, Sudden Mischief, Hush Money, Hugger Mugger, Potshot, Widows Walk, Night Passage, Trouble in Paradise, Death in Paradise, Family Honor, Perish Twice, Shrink Rap, Stone Cold, Melancholy Baby, Back Story, Double Play, Bad Business, Cold Service, Sea Change, School Days and Blue Screen. He died in 2010 at the age of 77.

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    • 4/5
      Don't expect much description or expansive narrative on the Boston setting, but witty banter predominates in this 2002 Spenser entry. The older half of a May-December marriage is murdered and his young, blond, beautiful, dumb wife is accused. Spenser is hired to prove she didn't so it and he puzzles his way through a number of corpses before solving this one. OK story.

      Narrated by Joe Mantegna who adds his own flavor to the Spenser character. Nicely done.
    • 4/5
      Widow's Walk by Robert B. ParkerThis mystery is about a well to do wife and husband and he's been murdered. Mary Smith doesn't really have a good alibi and her lawyer doesn't even believe her....Spenser and his side kick Hawk follow the clues as they investigate not only that murder but many more... Spencer is able to question many others who have been friends with Mr. Smithand then they get fired from their job and then end up dead....he gets the cops involved when he is shot at-for who he's interviewed.... action, adventure and mysteries.Love street action as I'm familiar with the area and how he investigates. I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).
    • 4/5
      This book is part of a series about a Boston P.I. known only by his last name, Spenser. The plots all involve murders to be solved, but the crimes don’t appear to be the main focus of the books; rather, they seem to be just an excuse to highlight Spenser’s witty repartee with everyone else, but especially his partner/bodyguard Hawk.In this story, a wealthy bank manager has been shot through the head while lying in bed at night, without any evidence that a break-in had occurred. His much younger wife Mary is the chief suspect, and her alibi is pretty flimsy. Spenser is hired by Mary’s attractive lawyer Rita Fiore to see if he can find out if someone else actually committed the crime. As a complicating factor, almost everyone Spenser interviews gets murdered. Evaluation: Spenser and his bantering friends are indeed very funny but in my opinion a bit too funny to be realistic. In addition, almost every beautiful woman is inexorably attracted to Spenser; these are good guy-fantasy books. Even so, I enjoyed this book; I laughed out loud often, and if you take this series with a very small grain of salt, this installment at least will provide an enjoyable way to pass a couple of hours. (The Spenser books are very quick reads.)
    • 3/5
      While the book was well written (a given considering it's Robert B. Parker), the cast of characters was hard to keep straight. This was even mentioned at one point in the book. So while I enjoyed the read, the distraction of too many characters made this probably my least enjoyable Spenser book.
    • 4/5
      Spenser keeps asking questions of as many people as he can as he tries to find something, anything, that will determine if his client is innocent in the gunshot death of her husband, found in a locked house of which only the two of them had the keys. It can't be suicide because no gun was found. Unfortunately, the more Spenser asks questions, even though he gets no helpful answers, the more his interviewees wind up dead. Again, it makes you wonder if everyone wouldn't have been better off if he hadn't been involved. Although, then a ruthless killer would probably have killed other people in the future. Spenser is decent enough to regret his involvement and the loss. His girlfriend, of decades, has her own issues of loss to deal with: a client has committed suicide in spite of her attempts to help him. Parker, through Sara Silverman, makes some vague suggestions about the gay-straight continuum and whether one can move about on over the course of a lifetime. (At least I think that's what was meant.) Hawk and other characters from the series show up and the discussions between Hawk and Spenser continue to be fun; I especially like their "who/whom" talk.
    • 4/5
      Another solid tale from Robert Parker's Spenser Series. Spenser is hired by his long time friend Rita; a criminal defense attorney to prove the innocence or guilt for that matter of the murder of her husband. As Spenser gets deep into the case, everyone he talks to ends up dead. Some even puts a hit on him, but of course Spenser outwits his assailant who ends up in a body bag instead. This isn’t the best story in the series, but if you like first person PI stories, you know you are in for an entertaining, quick read each and every time with Parker.