![]() ![]() Spenser will later look into a similar case in Playmates, and he’ll meet a similar athlete-only his sport is College Basketball. Spenser sees a lot of himself in Rabb-they share the same values, sense of honor, sense of play. ![]() ![]() The bulk of the novel is Spenser’s attempt to learn who is blackmailing Rabb to do this and then to extricate him from their grip before it ruins his career and/or marriage. It takes no time at all for Spenser to determine that he is-and why. If so, he wants to address it quitely, If Rabb’s clean, he wants to know that quietly. There’s a hint of a suggestion of a rumor that he’s shaving points on behalf of gamblers, and the executive wants to know if it’s true. Spenser is hired by a Boston Red Sox executive to investigate their best pitcher, Marty Rabb. Re-reading this one is always like coming home. Between Parker’s voice, Spenser’s wit, and the kind of story it told, I was sold and spent the next few months getting my hands on every one of the series I could. This wasn’t the first “adult” novel or mystery that I’d tried, but it was the best. Grab a copy from your local indie bookstore!Īfter stumbling onto Spenser: For Hire-I think during season 2 summer re-runs, I headed to my local library and grabbed the earliest in the series they had- Mortal Stakes. ![]() Mystery/Detective Fiction/Crime Fiction/Thriller. ![]()
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