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# Robert B. Parker's Kickback (Spenser Book 43)

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## Customer Reviews

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    Sorry, Ace. This One's a Bit of a Misfire
  

*by M***K on Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2015*

jI was looking forward to reading this new Spenser novel since I really enjoyed Ace Adkins' two previous efforts (Wonderland and Cheap Shot). Unfortunately, this third novel in the reboot of the series is not as good as the other two. Make no mistake, Adkins has Parker's voice nailed. You can hardly tell the difference in the writing between the two, and Adkins shows the proper respect for the characters. He also seems to be taking on some of the bad habits that Parker indulged in at the end of his career. This book has several third person passages from the point of view of a young juvenile who runs afoul of the corrupt Blackburn, Mass judicial system. These passages seem to be inserted to beef up the page count. While they do boast the suspense a tad, I found myself dreading them whenever I came to a new third person section. The plot is a bit far fetched. Not only are the cops inept and corrupt, but they could never get away with the kind of stuff portrayed in this novel. Neither could the corrupt judges, who are in bed with organized crime. The third person sections have a brutal corrections officer nicknamed "Robocop." The villains in this one are so mean and evil, they're virtually caricatures. The plot really moves well in the Spenser passages, and Adkins has the redoubtable detective, and his pal, Hawk, partake in the customary fist and gun fights. These are handled with Adkins' usual aplomb, but the ending slows to a shuffle and meanders into an anticlimax. Don't get me wrong. If you're looking for pure Spenser, you probably won't be disappointed because, as I said, Adkins has captured Parker's characters and voice perfectly. But this one is not up to his usual standards.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Still miss Parker, but Atkins' Spenser is worth reading
  

*by M***N on Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2016*

Since Robert B. Parker's death in 2010, I've sorely missed reading his work, and probably always will. No one can truly replace him or his writing, but I do appreciate Atkins' take on Parker's tough but sensitive Boston private eye.In this novel, Spenser is recovering from knee surgery and almost back to his fighting weight when Sheila Yates from Blackburn, a small town north of Boston, asks Spenser to help her teenage son Dillon who has been incarcerated in a juvenile detention center for a school prank. He's the latest in a long line of kids facing harsh sentences for minor infractions by Judge Joe Scali, a man famous for his stance of zero tolerance for bad behavior. But Sheila suspects Scali's motives are not so noble and hires Spenser to find the truth.Spenser uncovers corrupt judges and a mysterious corporation that runs New England's private prisons, both with links to Boston's criminal underworld. All the while, Dillon befriends a new arrival at the detention center, a young teenager who refuses to bend to the harsh treatment, particularly from one guard known only as "Robocop."As Spenser and Hawk do battle with a variety of criminals, ranging from powerful judges to the latest line of Boston mobsters, the race is on to save the boy, along with countless others languishing on an island purgatory.Atkins keeps the story moving at a brisk clip, with colorful characters old and new, and saucy dialogue throughout the novel. Though Spenser's age has slowed to a crawl (his Army service in the Korean war is no longer mentioned), the shadows of time and mortality pop up again and again in the story, from Spenser's troublesome knee to missing Boston landmarks to once powerful criminal figures like Joe Broz or Tony Marcus either dead or diminished.All in all, a good entertaining read. Ace Atkins isn't quite on Parker's level, but he's probably as close as anyone is likely to get.

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    Atkins has written the last four and gotten better with each one
  

*by P***R on Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2015*

Let me start by saying this is the 45th Spenser novel, not the 28th, Atkins has written the last four and gotten better with each one.  When Robert Parker died, I was in the process of rereading all of the novels in the order they had been written, and was starting #33, School Days.  I thought about all the characters he had created and wondered if they would die as well.  I left the last two Painted Ladies and Sixkill unread to be sure I kept them alive.  When the first Atkins “Spenser” novel was released, I read it and thought “Spenser Lives,” after his second novel, read the last two Parker books, comfortable that Atkins was up to the task of keeping my favorite characters alive.Kickback is a Spenser fan’s treat.  The rhythm of the narrative is perfect, Hawk was back, characters from previous books are in the mix, including Iris Milford from the very first Spenser novel, and the relationship between Spenser and Susan continues to make me a bit jealous.  The plot was very “Spenser.”  Once again he was rescuing kids in trouble, protecting them from the corruption around them.  I was pleased to see Spenser and Hawk deal with the bad guys the way they always had, what’s a dead body or two.Way to go Mr. Atkins!  Robert Parker left his characters in good hands.  I look forward being reacquainted with old friends in the future.

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