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Now & Then by Robert B. Parker Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Publisher: Putnam
http://www.us.penguingroup.com
ISBN: 0399154418
Genre: Fiction
Subgenre: Mystery
Release date: Oct 2007
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 308
Price: $25.95
Every once in a while, a case comes along that affects Spencer profoundly; and Dennis Doherty’s need to find out the truth is one of them. Dennis’s wife is acting very strangely, staying out late and being distant. He doesn’t want to believe his wife is cheating on him, but he needs to know the truth; Spencer finds it in the form of a tape he makes of the wife making love with another man, Perry Alderson.

Spencer doesn’t feel the usual closure that comes with the end of a case; so he has a friend of his follow Dennis’s wife, Jordan. She is shot while walking; Spencer’s friend is killed. Not too much later, Dennis’s body is found in the water, a victim of the same killer. The lover of Dennis’s wife, who has ties to terrorists, is probably the person who ordered the hit; and Spencer wants him to pay for those crimes. Making sure that Susan is protected at all times, Spencer blackmails Perry with the unedited tape that would bring the FBI on him. Tracing Perry’s background, he discovers things about the man that would earn him a lethal injection; and he intends to gather enough proof for a successful prosecution.

All the Robert B. Parker trademarks are present in the latest Spencer tale, including male bonding of a humorous sort, with teasing repartee and the use of dry wit to score points off one another. There is plenty of action and fun; yet for the first time in a long time, Mr. Parker shows how deep the relationship between Susan and Spencer really is and how bottomless their love. Spencer shows a vulnerable side to his personality that endears him further to his fans. Now & Then is a great entry in this long-running saga.
  


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