Spenser is back in “Robert B. Parker’s Lullaby” the first Spenser novel to not be written by Robert B. Parker. The trick Ace Atkins had to pull off is how near to Parker’s style is this new one. It is very close in several ways. The characters of Spenser, Hawk, and Susan have for the most part the feel, as does the writing that is filled with the snappy witty dialogue that was a trademark of Parker and it moves along at a very brisk pace to the end. Where it is a bit different is that too many of the characters swear, to where it is so noticeable that it tends to detract from the story. I can not remember Parkers use of those kind of words to fill the story. Fans of Spenser will enjoy “Robert B. Parker’s Lullaby” in spite of the bad language.
Robert B. Parker’s Lullaby
By Ace Atkins
Putnam
375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014
9780399158932, $26.95, www, amazon.com, www.penguin.com
