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A review by jrobles76
Doppeltes Spiel by Robert B. Parker
5.0
Warning this definitely contains spoilers.
Robert Parker is my favorite author and his passing fills me with a sadness knowing that the number of books left to come out is finite. He was a prolific writer and died while at work on another book. This may (or may not) be the final Jesse Stone book.
As always I loved the book and this is a great addition to the series. What makes Parker's series so good is that his characters evolve. They don't just solve new mysteries, they discover more about themselves. In this book Jesse's relationship with Sunny Randall (who has her own Parker series) become a couple (of sorts). They've gotten together in the past, but as this novel comes to an end, they sort of agree to start a real relationship. If this is the last time we encounter Sunny and Jesse I don't think there could have been a better way to end both their series. As crossovers go, this one was amazing. This book essentially gave you two books in one, with a cameo from Susan Silverman from the Spenser series. (All we needed was a time travel plot involving Hitch and we'd have everyone together)
As I said what I love about Parker's writing is that the mysteries are almost secondary to the evolution of the characters. The "actual" plot of the book is: Sunny is investigating a possible religious cult looking for a girl and Jesse is trying to solve the murder of two mob connected individuals (and even though that sounds cut and dried it isn't). I never cease to be amazed by how Parker takes a story and adds complexity where you least expect it. With his signature tight prose and dialogue heavy chapters you really wouldn't expect the level of character development you get, but you do. Few authors could create characters as complex with such few words.
I'm really going to miss you Robert B. Parker.
Robert Parker is my favorite author and his passing fills me with a sadness knowing that the number of books left to come out is finite. He was a prolific writer and died while at work on another book. This may (or may not) be the final Jesse Stone book.
As always I loved the book and this is a great addition to the series. What makes Parker's series so good is that his characters evolve. They don't just solve new mysteries, they discover more about themselves. In this book Jesse's relationship with Sunny Randall (who has her own Parker series) become a couple (of sorts). They've gotten together in the past, but as this novel comes to an end, they sort of agree to start a real relationship. If this is the last time we encounter Sunny and Jesse I don't think there could have been a better way to end both their series. As crossovers go, this one was amazing. This book essentially gave you two books in one, with a cameo from Susan Silverman from the Spenser series. (All we needed was a time travel plot involving Hitch and we'd have everyone together)
As I said what I love about Parker's writing is that the mysteries are almost secondary to the evolution of the characters. The "actual" plot of the book is: Sunny is investigating a possible religious cult looking for a girl and Jesse is trying to solve the murder of two mob connected individuals (and even though that sounds cut and dried it isn't). I never cease to be amazed by how Parker takes a story and adds complexity where you least expect it. With his signature tight prose and dialogue heavy chapters you really wouldn't expect the level of character development you get, but you do. Few authors could create characters as complex with such few words.
I'm really going to miss you Robert B. Parker.