Hello, all.
George Upper wrote:
<< Sounds like you read THIN AIR--not one of Parker's
best...I seem to recall that Parker made up the town name. (I
might be thinking of WALKING SHADOW...He went through a phase
after CATSKILL EAGLE where all of the major characters, and
some of the minor ones, who helped Spenser in earlier books
came to Spenser for help on their own issues, like some sort
of payback. Now, after receiving more help from six such
characters in POTSHOT, Spenser may need to travel around the
country repaying those favors. But let's hope not.
>>
The Mexican-American plot is from THIN AIR, set in fictional
Proctor. I agree Parker is best early. GOD SAVE THE CHILD and
PROMISED LAND introduce Susan and Hawk respectively.
Spenser's traveling trend began with WALKING SHADOW, set in
fictional Port City, and has continued with CHANCE (Las
Vegas), HUGGER MUGGER (Atlanta), and POTSHOT (Various). Maybe
Parker believes Spenser's character is strong enough to come
through in any setting. IMO, Spenser needs Boston as Superman
needs Earth's yellow sun. Parker may need Boston all the more
because he's loose with description.
Gerald http://odo6140.s5.com/
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