Mortal Stakes by Robert B. ParkerMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
What's not to like? A Spenser mystery AND baseball. Parker does a great job of describing summertime in Boston that you can just about taste the peanuts and Crackerjack, red hots and beer.
What I really like about this book is the character development. I don't know that Parker ever tells us Spenser's first name or anything about his family or childhood. All we ever glean is that he once worked for the County DA's office and he served in Korea. But I don't think that it's a spoiler to say that in 'Mortal Stakes,' (the third Spenser book, c. 1975) you see Spenser really struggle with his sense of identity and his value system.
Parker introduces some reoccurring characters, and does a lot to define Spenser's relationships with others- like Boston Police Captain Martin Quirk or Spenser's long time love, Dr. Susan Silverman.
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