So, then I tried a couple of Spenser novels - I especially enjoyed Sixkill - read by Joe Mantegna, who I have now learned played Spenser on TV in the series, Spenser for Hire which I regret having missed. Spenser adopts Zebulon Sixkill, a full-blooded Cree warrior as a protege and together they have many exciting adventures trying to determine the way a young woman dies in the hotel room of a thug actor, Jumbo Nelson. Wild stuff and there's nothing like the sardonic humor of a Cree to make one LOL.
If you need to know more about Robert B Parker, who died last year, check out this very thorough site listing a critical review of his body of work, including television and movies.
The Thrilling Detective: http://www.thrillingdetective.com/trivia/parker.html
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Robert B Parker
It's been sometime (to put it mildly) since I last posted to the Pipe - I have continued to use my commuting time to listen to Audio Books, of which the library offers many. I have tended to listen to mostly non-fiction and have ignored most authors in the popular genres - like detective or crime. Until I recently picked up a Jesse Stone novel by Robert B Parker.
Stone is police chief of Paradise, MA and it seems little bit like Cabot Cove ME where what's her name/Jessica Fletcher (played by Angela Lansbury) solved the local murders that seemed to occur with startling frequency for such a bucolic seaside retreat. Paradise is depicted as a sleepy North Shore bedroom community, although it does have its share of freaky inhabitants. Anyway, as Chief Stone deals with his drinking problems and ex-wife, Parker's portrayal of him compels the reader (this one anyway) to care deeply about how the stories will end.
I highly recommend Stone Cold, unabridged, read by Robert Forster and Split image, read by James Naughton. Either of these should carry cautions about distracted driving.
Stone is police chief of Paradise, MA and it seems little bit like Cabot Cove ME where what's her name/Jessica Fletcher (played by Angela Lansbury) solved the local murders that seemed to occur with startling frequency for such a bucolic seaside retreat. Paradise is depicted as a sleepy North Shore bedroom community, although it does have its share of freaky inhabitants. Anyway, as Chief Stone deals with his drinking problems and ex-wife, Parker's portrayal of him compels the reader (this one anyway) to care deeply about how the stories will end.
I highly recommend Stone Cold, unabridged, read by Robert Forster and Split image, read by James Naughton. Either of these should carry cautions about distracted driving.
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