Painted LadiesRobert B. Parker |
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 7/15/2012 |
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Dr. Ashton Prince hires Spenser to be his bodyguard during the ransom of a stolen unique Dutch masterpiece. But Prince dies during the exchange of money. Now Spenser is determined to catch the murderer and recover the missing painting. Spenser doesn't know where to start, so he just begins to poke around. He goes to the company who insured the painting. He visits the university where Dr. Prince worked. He talks with Prince's widow. He talks to another art expert knowledgeable in the period of the stolen painting. Then someone tries to kill him - twice. He's getting close - but to who or to what? I enjoy Robert B. Parker's novels in small doses these days. The more Parker wrote, the terser his sentences. His brevity can be annoying to someone like me. I think, talk, and write in long thoughts and sentences. Thus said, I was very entertained by Painted Ladies. The mystery twisted around well and kept me guessing. The world of historical art and the thefts of it during World War II still make for a good background plot all these years after the fall of Nazism. Painted Ladies is one of Parker's books published posthumously. Hawk isn't around but Susan is, along with other regular characters like Belson, Quirk, and Rita Fiore. By this point in the series Susan and Spenser's relationship is solid and encouraging. Notice: Non-graphic violence, Suggestive dialogue or situations |
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The Series:
The Godwulf Manuscript |
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