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Chance & Double Deuce
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First published September 1, 1999
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Robert B. Parker
492 books2,305 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database named Robert B. Parker.
Robert Brown Parker was an American writer, primarily of fiction within the mystery/detective genre. His most famous works were the 40 novels written about the fictional private detective Spenser. ABC television network developed the television series Spenser: For Hire based on the character in the mid-1980s; a series of TV movies was also produced based on the character. His works incorporate encyclopedic knowledge of the Boston metropolitan area. The Spenser novels have been cited as reviving and changing the detective genre by critics and bestselling authors including Robert Crais, Harlan Coben, and Dennis Lehane.
Parker also wrote nine novels featuring the fictional character Jesse Stone, a Los Angeles police officer who moves to a small New England town; six novels with the fictional character Sunny Randall, a female private investigator; and four Westerns starring the duo Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch. The first was Appaloosa, made into a film starring Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen.
Robert Brown Parker was an American writer, primarily of fiction within the mystery/detective genre. His most famous works were the 40 novels written about the fictional private detective Spenser. ABC television network developed the television series Spenser: For Hire based on the character in the mid-1980s; a series of TV movies was also produced based on the character. His works incorporate encyclopedic knowledge of the Boston metropolitan area. The Spenser novels have been cited as reviving and changing the detective genre by critics and bestselling authors including Robert Crais, Harlan Coben, and Dennis Lehane.
Parker also wrote nine novels featuring the fictional character Jesse Stone, a Los Angeles police officer who moves to a small New England town; six novels with the fictional character Sunny Randall, a female private investigator; and four Westerns starring the duo Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch. The first was Appaloosa, made into a film starring Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen.
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August 8, 2022
At the time of my review, this book is wrongfully titled on Goodreads. Parker never published a "Double Device". The 19th book in the Spenser series is in fact, DOUBLE DEUCE.
My reviews for each are as follows:
#19 Double Deuce
DARK opening … so dark. Heart-wrenching, despite being fiction, which is a testament to Parker’s writing.
Hawk actually comes to Spenser for help with this case, a first.
It only gets darker from the start … it also shines a light on certain racial issues this country faces today. This book was released in 1991 but things clearly haven’t changed in that aspect.
On a personal front: Susan and Spenser move in together on a trial basis, into her house in Cambridge.
This one was super fun, as they all are, but specifically I liked the way it ended up. I won’t spoil it here—read if for yourself!
5 stars.
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Audio:
This isn’t a performance at all, just an absolute garbage reading with ill-fitting accents and other nonsense. 0-star “performance”.
Also a very poor-quality production overall. Lots of static and skipping, etc. Lots of extra noise. Awful.
First edition cover:
#23 Chance
Spenser also finds himself with one of those clients who doesn’t tell him all he needs to know and tries threatening him … added fun for the reader! We get lots of series regulars in this one, such as Gino Fish, Joe Broz, and a few others. Hawk is employed along with Spenser on this case and so there’s lots of shooting and other danger and violence bits.
Fun as always.
5 stars.
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Audio:
Burt Reynolds narrated this one and … while he isn’t exactly the right fit for Spenser, he’s better than the previous 22 books’ narrators. Not a huge fan of this performance, but … we’ve definitely heard worse.
First edition cover:
Spenser Reading Order:
1. The Godwulf Manuscript (1973)
2. God Save the Child (1974)
3. Mortal Stakes (1975)
4. Promised Land (1976)
5. The Judas Goat (1978)
6. Looking for Rachel Wallace (1980)
7. Early Autumn (1980)
8. A Savage Place (1981)
9. Ceremony (1982)
10. The Widening Gyre (1983)
11. Valediction (1984)
12. A Catskill Eagle (1985)
13. Taming a Seahorse (1986)
14. Pale Kings and Princes (1987)
15. Crimson Joy (1988)
16. Playmates (1989)
17. Stardust (1990)
18. Pastime (1991)
19. Double Deuce (1991)
20. Paper Doll (1993)
21. Walking Shadow (1994)
22. Thin Air (1995)
23. Chance (1996)
24. Small Vices (1997)
25. Sudden Mischief (1998)
26. Hush Money (1999)
27. Hugger Mugger (2000)
28. Potshot (2001)
29. Widow's Walk (2002)
30. Back Story (2003)
31. Bad Business (2004)
32. Cold Service (2005)
33. School Days (2005)
34. Dream Girl (2006)
35. Now and Then (2007)
36. Rough Weather (2008)
36.5 Chasing the Bear (2009)
37. The Professional (2009)
38. Painted Ladies (2010)
39. Sixkill (2011)
39.5 Silent Night (2013)
Spenser: A Mysterious Profile (2022)
continued in the series by Ace Atkins
My reviews for each are as follows:
#19 Double Deuce
DARK opening … so dark. Heart-wrenching, despite being fiction, which is a testament to Parker’s writing.
Hawk actually comes to Spenser for help with this case, a first.
It only gets darker from the start … it also shines a light on certain racial issues this country faces today. This book was released in 1991 but things clearly haven’t changed in that aspect.
On a personal front: Susan and Spenser move in together on a trial basis, into her house in Cambridge.
This one was super fun, as they all are, but specifically I liked the way it ended up. I won’t spoil it here—read if for yourself!
5 stars.
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Audio:
This isn’t a performance at all, just an absolute garbage reading with ill-fitting accents and other nonsense. 0-star “performance”.
Also a very poor-quality production overall. Lots of static and skipping, etc. Lots of extra noise. Awful.
First edition cover:
#23 Chance
Spenser also finds himself with one of those clients who doesn’t tell him all he needs to know and tries threatening him … added fun for the reader! We get lots of series regulars in this one, such as Gino Fish, Joe Broz, and a few others. Hawk is employed along with Spenser on this case and so there’s lots of shooting and other danger and violence bits.
Fun as always.
5 stars.
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Audio:
Burt Reynolds narrated this one and … while he isn’t exactly the right fit for Spenser, he’s better than the previous 22 books’ narrators. Not a huge fan of this performance, but … we’ve definitely heard worse.
First edition cover:
Spenser Reading Order:
1. The Godwulf Manuscript (1973)
2. God Save the Child (1974)
3. Mortal Stakes (1975)
4. Promised Land (1976)
5. The Judas Goat (1978)
6. Looking for Rachel Wallace (1980)
7. Early Autumn (1980)
8. A Savage Place (1981)
9. Ceremony (1982)
10. The Widening Gyre (1983)
11. Valediction (1984)
12. A Catskill Eagle (1985)
13. Taming a Seahorse (1986)
14. Pale Kings and Princes (1987)
15. Crimson Joy (1988)
16. Playmates (1989)
17. Stardust (1990)
18. Pastime (1991)
19. Double Deuce (1991)
20. Paper Doll (1993)
21. Walking Shadow (1994)
22. Thin Air (1995)
23. Chance (1996)
24. Small Vices (1997)
25. Sudden Mischief (1998)
26. Hush Money (1999)
27. Hugger Mugger (2000)
28. Potshot (2001)
29. Widow's Walk (2002)
30. Back Story (2003)
31. Bad Business (2004)
32. Cold Service (2005)
33. School Days (2005)
34. Dream Girl (2006)
35. Now and Then (2007)
36. Rough Weather (2008)
36.5 Chasing the Bear (2009)
37. The Professional (2009)
38. Painted Ladies (2010)
39. Sixkill (2011)
39.5 Silent Night (2013)
Spenser: A Mysterious Profile (2022)
continued in the series by Ace Atkins
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