We had a wonderful, relaxing weekend at the cabin after Thanksgiving. I spent about 4 hours on Saturday reading the newest Spenser novel - The Professional, by Robert Parker. I realized that I have been reading the Spenser novels since 1973 when I read the Godwolf Manuscript.
My parents owned a bookstore when I was young, and I remember racing my father to the new Spenser novels as soon as they came into the store. It feels like finding an old friend when I read these books.
They are not great literature, and are certainly fast reads, but they bring back great memories of that bookstore - The Village Bookshop in Rye, NY and all those days of hard work and great books. I will continue to read them as soon as they come out and enjoy going back in time for a few hours.
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