The Professional: A Spenser Novel Audiobook

" This more recent Parker novel is a favorite so far! "

" I love me some Spenser novels. Parker is a master at dialog and banter, especially between Spenser and Susan, his lady love. I believe this was Parker's last novel before his death. I miss him already. "

" Great... One day read "

" One dimensional characters, plot points taken from "Of Mice and Men". Still, I love a quick Spenser book. "

" I read these books mostly for the dialogue between Spenser and Hawk. There wasn't a lot in this book. I don't ever expect these books to be better than ok so I wasn't disappointed. "

" The second to last Spenser book is a quick read and typical Spenser, but a bit thin. I finished it in two hours, which is fast even for me. I hope the next, and last Spenser book before Parker died, is better. "

" A nice quick audio book for a road trip. "

" Another great Spenser novel. What can I say - Robert B Parker is one of my all time favorite authors! "

" Have to agree with Skip on this one. Inane. "

" Might be his best book. "

" Another pleasant escapist novel of the read and discard variety. "

" A very good read from Robert Parker, as usual. "

" Well written as usual, I wish Parker was still with us. His language and phrasing is always good. "

" I'll always love Spenser, Hawk, Susan, and the crew, but this plot was a tad lame and didn't hold together very well. "

" I enjoy reading Parker. Good little plot, but not one would remember for long. Great for a relaxing easy read. "

" It was different kind of ending than I thought it would be, but still good. "

" i love Spenser, i love some more than others. Whilst this wasn't as fab as some are, it still took me to my happy reading place. "

" Spencer and Hawke, remain consistent in their style crime fighting. Parker shall be missed! "

" good. always like my Spencer fix. "

" Fast action "

" An easy read, not too complex plot, but maintains continuity, liked it "

" Spenser is assisted by his longtime love, Susan, to untangle the love affairs of wives of very weatlhy men with a blackmailer "

" These books are like old friends, you know the characters, and care about them. "

" Predictable for the most part. Fast easy read if your looking for a "Reading for Stupid" type of book. "

" Not a good book in an otherwise stellar series "

" The voice just sounds different to me. It was O.K. but..... "

" I enjoyed this YA novel about the young Spencer and how he came to be. I read the first book in the Spencer series some months ago and was wondering if I could actually read more books that were so old, but this one made me eager to give it a shot. "

" While parts of the book repeat information that true Spenser fans already know, the books is a great addition to the Spenser lore. It's a little like hearing a familiar story that is repeated at family gatherings. "

" this book was not quite up to par with the rest of Parker's books. I still enjoyed it, but it did ramble just a bit. "

" Good, but definitely late Spenser. It wouldn't have been the end of the world to miss this one. On the upside it took just over 2 hours to read. "

" Spenser’s formative years spent with his father and two uncles out Westi read it aqnd didn't write notes.short and charming little spenser.go for it. "

" As a friend opined, "This is the 'secret origin' of Spenser you've kept us waiting for?" Oh please... "

" Would that every boy have parents like Spenser has in this book! "

" So long Mr. Robert B. Parker. It was great fun joining younger versions of our beloved Spenser as he developed those unique characteristics. we will sadly miss reading this series develop. "

" Spenser relates some of the incidents in his life that formed his code of ethics. "

" I enjoyed this little book. Definitely Spenser light. It is also the first book I've read from Parker since his death. I heard he had passed away on his keyboard. Not sure where I read that, but that is definitely how I want to go. "

" A brief look at Spenser's early years, as told to Susan, his current love interest. In the book, Spenser saves a girl (but not a girl friend) from an abusive father, a Hispanic boy from bigoted classmates, and learns life lessons from his father and uncles. "

" As the title says, this YA novel deals with the young Spenser. Find out what made him. Quick read, but enjoyable. "

" Good story. I've read a Spenser book before and thought it was just OK, but this one tells about him as a boy and was quite good. "

" In comparison to Parker's "The Boxer and the Spy",this young adult novel is hands down a better read. Tying in Spenser's current relationship with Susan and his past as a young boy, you can see the foundational develop of his character leading to the man he is today. Nicely done! "

" A little disjointed but still pretty great. Spenser's father and uncles are well drawn and do a fine job of showing how Spenser became Spenser without any George Lucas like suckyness. "