Robert B. Parker: The Godwulf Manuscript (2009, Random House Publishing Group)
eBook
English language
Published Aug. 7, 2009 by Random House Publishing Group.
Spenser earned his degree in the school of hard knocks, so he is ready when a Boston university hires him to recover a rare, stolen manuscript. He is hardly surpised that his only clue is a radical student with four bullets in his chest. The cops are ready to throw the book at the pretty blond coed whose prints are all over the murder weapon but Spenser knows there are no easy answers. He tackles some very heavy homework and knows that if he doesn't finish his assignment soon, he could end up marked "D" -- for dead.From the Paperback edition.
Rereading the Spenser series and it starts off really well. Usually the first book in a detective series is a little weak, but Parker jump starts the series with a confident entry. First published in 1973, so there are some anachronisms, but it's still a fun read and I'm looking forward to book 2.
