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 enlarge | Author: Robert B. Parker
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  65 reviews
Sales Rank: 8313
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.4
ISBN: 0399154418
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780399154416
ASIN: 0399154418
Publication Date: October 23, 2007
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 Not to up to my standards August 8, 2008
I was not impressed with this novel. Seemed difficult to follow. No real flow to the story. I am from the Cleveland area and was not impressed with his descriptions of the town. His love life was never was never fully explained. Kind of aluded to her past but never really explained in detail, maybe he meant it to be that way. Wouldn't recommend this book.
 Then better then now July 9, 2008
Having read and re-read alll Spenser novels, I consider myself a moderate fan: I like to read these if reading anything else is to much work: these books make one smile and, if one is lucky, they make one think a little.
This installment wasn't bad, but the ending was somewhat hasty, and the plot seemed somewhat empty. A realy bad guy, sure, but 12 pages before the end I still had this feeling nothing much happened yet. And the chuckles in this book seemed somewhat less frequent then before. Buy this one too, please, though, all ye other fans, because that would make mr. Parker make more haste and write yet a few more of these, wich would be good, because they are fun, even this one, though this time, I liked them then better then now.
Even better luck next time, I hope.
 Terrific read... June 27, 2008
I've been reading Parker for a long time, and it's great to see him back at the top of his form again. Even when the book is not great, Spenser is always fun. And this book shows our favorite PI at his best. Wisecracking with cops and bad guys, flirting with beautiful women, and, of course, being the ultimate tough guy when he has to go into action. I liked the story too, which kept me guessing and had a lot of depth to it. I read this book in a day, which is really the way to read Parker. Great fun...
 A notch above some of the more recent series' efforts... May 27, 2008
This is typical Spenser for Mr. Parker, this time featuring Susan more than usual, and lots of references to the most troubled time in their romantic relationship, a bad patch of 20 years ago. This held my interest all the way. Hawk and Vinnie are hanging about, and they are always fun. The bad guy is a lefty radical who may or may not have fabricated his '60's counter-culture credentials. One enjoys his comeuppance, even though one might back in the day, have admired him. I get my Parker from the library, because if no one borrows his books, libraries stop purchasing them. And also because $20 for a three-hour read is not sensible on my budget. And I still like Spenser and his friends and Parker's way with dialogue. This series, about 30 books long, showed some fatigue over the past decade, but "Now and Then" is a rally.
Excellent April 29, 2008
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Classic Parker - you just can't get enough of these detective stories! Gotta love Hawk and the old fashioned chivalry.
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