One time I suggested publicly that Parker should have Susan
cheat on
Spenser with Hawk in order to shake up the series and, so to
speak, give
it a new beginning. Spenser would have to snap out of
his
self-complacent, quasi-yuppie state, possibly by giving
himself to
alcohol, self-pity, and self-destruction -- thus becoming a
true
hardboiled hero. I've always felt that Spenser is an OK guy
who fell in
with bad company. Let me add that my wife says that Spenser
is "in
complete and total denial". I don't necessarily endorse this,
but there
may be a grain of truth in it.
Regards,
mt
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