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“Ebullient entertainment.”—Time A hotshot reporter is dead. He'd gone to take a look-see at “Miami North”—little Wheaton, Massachusetts—the biggest cocaine distribution center above the Mason-Dixon line. Did the kid die for getting too close to the truth . . . or to a sweet lady with a jealous husband? Spenser will stop at nothing to find out. Praise for Robert B. Parker's Spenser novels “Like Philip Marlowe, Spenser is a man of honor in a dishonorable world. When he says he will do something, it is done. The dialogues zings, and there is plenty of action . . . but it is the moral element that sets them above most detective fiction.”—Newsweek “Crackling dialogue, plenty of action and expert writing . . . Unexpectedly literate—[Spenser is] in many respects the very exemplar of the species.”—The New York Times “They just don’t make private eyes tougher or funnier.”—People “Parker has a recorder’s ear for dialogue, an agile wit . . . and, strangely enough, a soupçon of compassion hidden under that sardonic, flip exterior.”—Los Angeles Times “A deft storyteller, a master of pace.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer “Spenser probably had more to do with changing the private eye from a coffin-chaser to a full-bodied human being than any other detective hero.”—The Chicago Sun-Times “[Spenser is] tough, intelligent, wisecracking, principled, and brave.”—The New Yorker
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"A typical Spenser adventure as he takes a job to find out who killed a young newspaper reporter. The reporter was looking into the "rumors" of heavy cocaine trade in a small Massachusetts town that had fallen on hard times when the mills had closed and the imported Columbian workers were left jobless. Spenser runs into heavy opposition from the local Police force and silence from most of the citizens. Eventually working with a State Police officer and Hawk they get to the bottom of the problem. Quick, light and fun as are most of the Spenser books."
— Bob (4 out of 5 stars)
Pale Kings and Princes Listener Reviews
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Robert Carty, 2/27/2022
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" Pale Kings and Princes by Robert Parker (1988) "
— Julie, 2/19/2014 -
" Please see my blog for my review: Martin's View: Pale Kings and Princes. "
— Martin, 2/15/2014 -
" Pale Kings and Princes (Spenser #14) by Robert B. Parker (Delacorte Press 1986)find Spenser and Hawk investigating the cocaine trade in rural Massachusets. 4/10, finished 8/31/11. "
— Dave, 2/5/2014 -
" Parker does it again with this one! But I found myself thinking of the Robert Urich "Spencer for Hire" movie that was made based upon this novel. "
— Brad, 1/28/2014 -
" Spenser takes on the Massachusetts cocaine distributing network. Lots of Spenser wise cracking dialog. "
— Ginny, 1/6/2014 -
" I think Susan finally has moved to Boston. If it was mentioned in previous books, I missed it. "
— Jane, 12/24/2013 -
" Definitely one of the better ones in the Spenser series. "
— Karin, 12/11/2013 -
" A typical Spenser novel, but most enjoyable. "
— Norma, 12/6/2013 -
" My third Spenser book in a month, and still another I'd list among my favorites. What can I say Parker never seems to disappoint! "
— Ron, 11/24/2013 -
" This is one of my husband's favorite authors and series. I can see why. Very sarcastic but confident and high morals. Plus he's absolutely crazy in love with his girlfriend!!! Quick read but thoroughly entertaining. "
— Mrs., 2/7/2013 -
" OK Spenser - Not as good as some of the others but still a good & fun read! "
— Philip, 2/6/2013 -
" Spenser takes on cocaine dealer and bent local cops in Wheaton. "
— Pat, 11/12/2012 -
" Has anyone else noticed that once in every Parker book someone says "We'd be fools not to?" "
— Nancy, 11/11/2012 -
" The newspaper angle gets dropped pretty early but it's still an entertaining read and lets hear it for Spenser for getting 300 kilos of coke off the streets of Wheaton, Mass. "
— Nate, 10/26/2012 -
" I'm a Spenser fan, what can I say? This was a very good one in which a newspaper publisher hires Spenser to find out who killed his reporter, who was on an assignment about cocaine dealing in Wheaton, Mass. "
— Carolyn, 10/23/2012 -
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Codename Eric, 10/6/2011
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" Straight ahead mystery in the Spenser style. What more could we ask for? "
— Bcoghill, 8/11/2011 -
" Fast paced, easy read, yet keeps you entertained. "
— Amy, 6/30/2011 -
" It s Spenser. Not as dialog driven as later books. It is all that a Spenser book should be and Hawk is how's up. "
— Ken, 2/28/2011 -
" Spenser, Hawk and Susan go to Wheaton, Mass. to solve a murder and break up the cocaine trade. "
— Allison, 1/5/2011 -
" Spenser, Hawk and Susan go to Wheaton, Mass. to solve a murder and break up the cocaine trade. "
— Allison, 11/21/2010 -
" A typical Spenser novel, but most enjoyable. "
— Norma, 9/26/2010 -
" This is one of my husband's favorite authors and series. I can see why. Very sarcastic but confident and high morals. Plus he's absolutely crazy in love with his girlfriend!!! Quick read but thoroughly entertaining. "
— Mrs., 7/20/2010 -
" Fast paced, easy read, yet keeps you entertained. "
— Amy, 6/18/2010 -
" Spenser, what else can you say. "
— Tony, 4/19/2010 -
" The newspaper angle gets dropped pretty early but it's still an entertaining read and lets hear it for Spenser for getting 300 kilos of coke off the streets of Wheaton, Mass. "
— Nate, 2/8/2010 -
" Has anyone else noticed that once in every Parker book someone says "We'd be fools not to?" "
— Nancy, 11/26/2009 -
" spenser bookcolombian drug stuff in rural mass. another page turner. "
— Steve, 9/26/2009 -
" Excellent; Continuing character: Spenser; small town where a reporter was killed is beset by cocaine and crooked cops until Spenser and Hawk arrive. <br/> "
— Joe, 9/6/2009 -
" Another 'old' Spenser book written in 1987. <br/>The subject was a small town in Mass. that <br/>was a center for drugs entering the U.S. with <br/>Hispanic ties. Not as much memorable dialogue <br/>as usual. "
— Joy, 5/21/2009
About Robert B. Parker
Robert B. Parker (1932–2010), long acknowledged as the dean of American crime fiction, was the New York Times bestselling author of the Spenser mysteries, as well as the Jesse Stone novels. He was named Grand Master at the 2002 Edgar Awards by the Mystery Writers of America, an honor shared with earlier masters such as Alfred Hitchcock and Ellery Queen. He has more than fifty books to his credit.
About Michael Prichard
Michael Prichard is a Los Angeles-based actor who has played several thousand characters during his career, over one hundred of them in theater and film. He is primarily heard as an audiobook narrator, having recorded well over five hundred full-length books. His numerous awards and accolades include an Audie Award for Tears in the Darkness by Michael Norman and Elizabeth M. Norman and six AudioFile Earphones Awards. He was named a Top Ten Golden Voice by SmartMoney magazine. He holds an MFA in theater from the University of Southern California.