George Upper wrote:
> one of the books...tells the story of their meeting
in a fight...
The book was PASTIME (1991).
> Parker has retained, I think, the ability to write
good dialogue with > these kinds of characters--just not
Spenser (who serves as little more > than a straight man
half the time in POTSHOT).
IMO, Parker's dialogue with any of his hardcases (some of
whom you listed) has become essentially the same, reiterating
his themes of autonomy and true toughness vs. show. Gathering
seven evolved thugs for POTSHOT only makes the sameness more
obvious.
Parker's reshuffled shtick is his own fault for creating so
many Hawk stand-ins over the years (Vinnie Morris, Chollo,
Bobby Horse, Tedy Sapp, Spike). I think his dependence on the
acceptable hero/dark partner formula came before his digging
for interest with Spenser.
Gerald
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