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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780425217559
ISBN number: 0425217558
Label: Berkley
Manufacturer: Berkley
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 320
Printing Date: September 04, 2007
Publishing house: Berkley
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April Kyle, a prostitute from Spenser's past, comes back into his life-with deadly complications.
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I've read nearly all the Spenser novels, and this is definitely one of the weaker ones.
HUNDRED-DOLLAR BABY re-introduces April Kyle, the high-class prostitute last seen in TAMING A SEA HORSE. Kyle has never been a particularly likable character, although Spenser does see her as something of a daughter figure due to her very difficult past. Anyway, Kyle is in trouble again, and Spenser investigates on her behalf, only to find out that her motives may be less than pure.
The plot of HUNDRED DOLLAR BABY is sluggish, and I didn't find it very suspenseful or involving. This is one of those stories where it's hard to find someone to root for. It's not hard to figure out how the story will end, although I do give Parker credit for an unsentimental finish. This is definitely not the best Spenser book to start with, since it features a multitude of characters that were very first introduced in earlier books.
This book was okay, but I doubt most casual readers would like it. My advice is to skip this novel unless you're a hard core Spenser fan.
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Spenser, Hawk and Susan. Ought to have everything. But the plot is a little slow and a rehash of prior books.
A good read, for a sequal.
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Once again, Spenser is the principled good guy, risking his life, this time for April Kyle. Years before, Spenser had "rescued" her from a life of prostitution on the streets, but the best he could do was to set her up in a high-class bordello in New York City. April has branched out to having her own business, but she is being shaken down. Therefore, she turns once again to Spenser, in the hopes that he will solve the problem.
However, even with the help of Susan, Hawk, Belsen and Tedy Sapp, Spenser has trouble with this case. Most of the problems are a consequence of April lying about everything. There are two murders, some rough stuff easily handled and at the end, it all comes together. The "solution" is not one that Spenser enjoys, but given all that has happened, it probably was for the best.
Over time, fictional characters fall victim to "character rot." Authors start to run out of new ideas; the books about those characters seem to keep coming out with regularity but without the sparks of originality. Spenser and his supporting characters are still within the same mold, to change them significantly would be to truly destroy their charm. However, there is a growing sameness to the stories and in this one, there is a lack of the humorous banter that was a powerful force in the previous books. Spenser is beginning to show his age.
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Spenser has by now gotten so easy to read that you almost don't have to concentrate. You wonder if the author knows this: at one point in Hundred-dollar Baby Spenser says something about not having to look at the stuff in his apartment. Things are similar in Spenser's books: the stories are so simple, the characters so well-known, that you don't really have to read so much as absorb, and just let the book take you along for the ride Spenser is on.
The current entry has Spenser receiving a visit from April Kyle, the girl her rescued twice before in different books back in the 80s. In the current book she's now a madam. Her brothel is being harassed by local thugs, and she doesn't know why. Spenser, of course, is resourceful, and very tough, so he takes care of the thugs, and then things get a little curious and he can't seem to decide what's going on. Him figuring out who's killing off people is the rest of the book.
I have liked pretty much every Spenser novel. This one is one of the better of the later set of books, and I would recommend it.
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This is my very first read by this author. Just randomly picked a book and I lucked up on a good one. The writing was engaging to the point that I did not want to put the book down, but wanted to keep turning the pages even when I was sleepy. And I thought it was clever how he wrote about what would be considered an undesirable quality in a person and made it seem non-judgemental. I somehow developed empathy for April. It takes a great writer to be able to do that. This will not be my last read by this author.
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