This novel irritated me to no end. Parker apes Chandler, and I suppose there is something to be said for his attempt to convey a sense of time and place in 1970s Boston suburbia. But Parker does not really have anything to say; the mystery is underwhelming and Parker has a weird fixation with dads not being there for their sons or something. ( )

Appie Knoll es el tipo de suburbio donde los niños crecen bien. Pero algo está mal. Kevin Bartlett, de catorce años, desaparece. Todo el mundo piensa que se ha escapado, hasta que llega la nota de rescate de la tira cómica. Spenser no tarda mucho en hacerse una idea: una familia acomodada hirviendo de rabia, un chico desesperado que hace amigos extraños... amigos como Vic Harroway, fisicoculturista. Mr. Muscle es la única pista de Spenser y no está hablando... excepto con los puños. Pero cuando llega el momento, cuando la vida de un niño está en juego, Spenser también puede hablar ese idioma.

More of the same from Spenser in this book, with lots of wisecracking, flirting, and a little fighting. The usual fun, it seems.

The story was interesting, with a few twists toward the end, and the solution was not obvious. It went quickly, and I was done before I started, almost. ( )

God Save the Child is Parker's second Spenser story. This is where Spenser meets his long time love interest Susan Silverman. It seems a bit dated for 2016 since Parker wrote it in 1974. There are flared pants and unbuttoned shirts and medallions on chains but it still makes a good story. ( )

Pretty good, ending felt a little meh ( )