Books
April, 1983
Last December, we invited a reviewer to select the heirs to ace detectives Philip Marlowe, Sam Spade and The Continental Op. He cited Asch, Scudder and Spenser. We tracked down Robert Parker's Spenser, a cross between The Incredible Hulk and Phil Donahue. He's a weight lifter, a feminist and a private eye. Spenser has a friend named Hawk and a girlfriend named Susan and a code of difficult honor. Parker is one of the few mystery writers who give their heroes a continuing present. Spenser has to...
