Welcome to Litsy!

Good read/listen. I liked his sidekick, the young girl who “hired” him in this book.

When Robert B Parker died, his estate decided to divide his different series among different writers. Spenser seems to have gotten the best of the lot in Ace Atkins. Atkins knows the history of the franchise and has introduced a charming new character in 14-year-old Mattie, who hires Spenser to solve the cold case of her mother's murder.

I hesitated reading this when it first came out because I didn't like the idea of somebody else writing Spenser besides Parker himself. However, after reading Atkins' Quinn Colson series, I decided to give this a second chance. I'm glad I did: a solid, though not great, Spenser outing. I probably will return to read more of Atkins' take on Spenser, but no rush.

First book since the #readathon. First book since...earlier this week. Ready to escape into fiction. Side note: I resisted this when it first came out because I was fearful of another author taking over such an iconic series. Since then, I have read Atkins and reconsidered. Fingers crossed.