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A carregar... The Godwulf Manuscript: Spencer Book 1 (original 1973; edição 1992)por Robert B. Parker (Autor)
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. Spenser, detective bostoniano, recibe un singular encargo: recuperar un manuscrito iluminado medieval de incalculable valor. El libro ha sido sustraÃdo de una universidad por un grupo desconocido que exige un rescate para devolverlo. La investigación se complica cuando aparece un cadáver. Y Spenser se verá envuelto en un caso en el que se entremezclan radicalismo polÃtico, crimen organizado, tráfico de drogas, adulterio, asesinato... Y es que en la aparentemente tranquila y docta universidad, tanto los profesores como los alumnos tienen muchas cosas que ocultar. I've heard of this series in the past, and thought it might be interesting to check it out. It's a bit old, but only a little dated which might be a minus for younger readers as there are some references that might be missed. No problem for me, of course. It was a fairly fun read, very quick, and I was finished before I knew it. He's definitely a wise guy, but then again, so am I, so it was OK. I'll try to remember some of his quips. Like, "I made a bet with myself that ..., and I won." He's a bit over the top sometimes in these politically-correct days in his treatment of women, but we need to cut some slack and consider when it took place. I'm not sure what to think about someone who can sleep with both a mother and her daughter in the same day - if I were younger, jealousy might come to mind... hey, just kidding. I'll probably read a few more to see how it goes, but I have a feeling it'll get old if I read too many.
A missing illuminated manuscript takes private eye Spenser to a Boston campus with familiar extracurricular activities — student radicalism, sex and drugs — but it is an attractive, flaky gift charged with murder — who really gives him something to think about. The publishers make the comparison to Philip Marlowe (author-professor Parker did a dissertation on Chandler-Hammett) but it won't serve him well — there's some of the toughness and the terseness but the hat's much too big for him and it hasn't got the right slouch. Notable Lists
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HTML:New York Times bestselling author of the Spenser series of crime thrillers—Book 1 in the series “The toughest, funniest, wisest, private eye in the field these days.”—Houston Chronicle Spenser earned his degree in the school of hard knocks, so he is ready when a Boston university hires him to recover a rare, stolen manuscript. He is hardly surpised that his only clue is a radical student with four bullets in his chest. The cops are ready to throw the book at the pretty blond coed whose prints are all over the murder weapon but Spenser knows there are no easy answers. He tackles some very heavy homework and knows that if he doesn't finish his assignment soon, he could end up marked “D”—for dead. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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I did appreciate his humor.
The police lieutenant says to Spenser, "You're not working for the D.A. now, boy, you're working my side of the street, and if you get in my way, I'll kick your ass right into the gutter. Got that?"
Spencer replies, "Can I feel your muscle?"
"Start up with the lieutenant, Spenser, and you'll end up looking like you went through a pepper mill."
"I won't be able to sleep without a night light," I said.
"A cold McDonald's hamburger is halfway between a jelly doughnut and a hockey puck, but the nine-dollar bourbon helped."
For health reasons, I'd recommend Spenser eat the jelly doughnut and/or the puck.
The story wasn't difficult to figure out, but I enjoyed the ride, and especially the slam-bang ending. I'll certainly try more Spenser novels.