Small Vices

By Robert B. Parker

Small Vices - Robert B. Parker
  • Release Date: 1997-03-31
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 235 Ratings

Description

Ellis Alves is no angel. But his lawyer says he was framed for the murder of college student Melissa Henderson...and asks Spenser for help.

From Boston's back streets to Manhattan's elite, Spenser and Hawk search for suspects, including Melissa's rich-kid, tennis-star boyfriend. But when a man with a .22 puts Spenser in a coma, the hope for justice may die with him...

Reviews

  • Parker: fun exactly as usual

    5
    By Lizzie 6.24.19
    You know what you’re getting before you open the book. It helps to be from Boston. You know the characters all the way down to Pearl the Wonder Dog. Reading Parker is like taking a trip home to be with the family, almost like a family reunion. This is so satisfying. (I wish, however, that Parker would stop describing everyone’s clothing. Yes, if you’re from Boston, you can often tell from the descriptions where the clothing was purchased. A little about clothing would be OK with me, but Parker goes overboard.) Anyway, the plots are usually pretty good and are in this book. I love reading Parker. Mysteries, yes, but so soothing. In this book, one departure from the norm. The big guy gets seriously hurt. I have t seen that before in a Parker mystery. Never mind, all comes out well...but of course! The book is fun, and so is the mystery. How satisfying, almost like a bedtime story.