Sudden mischief

Label

Sudden mischief

Statement of responsibility

Robert B. Parker

Creator

• Parker, Robert B., 1932-2010

Subject

• Detective and mystery fiction

Genre

• Detective and mystery fiction

Language

eng

Summary

When Spenser comes to the aid of his long-time love, Susan, in her efforts to help her ex-husband Brad Sterling, he finds himself caught up in a twisted battle against some very bad men, shadowy mob connections, and a woman tormented by her past

Subject

• Fundraisers
• Former husbands
• Private investigators
• Money laundering
• Hardboiled fiction
• Mysteries
• Massachusetts
• Organized crime
• Sexual harassment
• Spenser (Fictitious character : Parker)
• Boston, Massachusetts
• Hawk (Fictitious character : Parker)

Member of

• Spenser novels

Genre

• Mysteries
• Hardboiled fiction

Pace

• Fast-paced

Tone

• Atmospheric
• Darkly humorous
• Suspenseful

Writing style

• Spare
• Banter-filled
• Gritty

Character

• Snarky

Cataloging source

NjSoBT

Dewey number

• 813/.54
• FIC

Index

no index present

LC call number

PS3566.A686

LC item number

S83 1999

Literary form

fiction

Series statement

Spenser

Series volume

24

Target audience

adult