![]() ![]() Mystery Guild main selection Doubleday Book Club and Literary Guild alternate selection condensation rights to Time-Life Books audio rights to Dove Audio. The plot is nothing new-it might be described as Spenser meets New Jack City -but Deuce 's snappy dialogue, timely, fast-paced action and quick characterizations make it classic Spenser. Parker RELEASE DATE: JSpenser and Hawk take on a black street-gang while, on the domestic front, Susan persuades Spenser to move in: more hard-boiled mystery with a runny yolk from the ever-entertaining Parker. The contrast between Spenser's cozy domestic situation (and a new relationship for the enigmatic Hawk, who reveals some of his background) and the poverty and violence of the urban projects reinforces the authenticity of this series, and its quirky appeal. At the same time, Spenser's longtime relationship with psychologist Susan is escalating, and the two agree to live together. So why not risk both Hawk wants Spenser to wage war on a street gang. The drive-by shooting of a teenage mother and her child brings the duo into a confrontation with gangleader Major Johnson and his posse. Parker: 9780425137932 : Books Hawk wants Spenser to wage war on a street gang. ![]() ![]() ![]() In Parker's ( Pastime ) 23rd Spenser novel, our hero finds himself, at the behest of his pal Hawk, defending the residents of a gang-terrorized Boston housing project known as Double Deuce. ![]()
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