In a private discussion I had with Mark I think one paragraph
I wrote seems appropriate for this list:
I think Robert Parker's slide began when he could not
separate Spenser from himself. He had to do something to make
Spenser's character's actions in line with what he thought
was morally right. That's why he hit on the idea of using an
already existing character who would be suitable. Spenser now
could do anything done and not be sullied. Ironically this
use of Hawk as his dark, or you could even just say his say
unfettered side, made the series very popular-- something he
couldn't manage artistically. While his books were doing so
well he had a huge incentive to keep the three major
characters and churn them out basically unchanged. Mark
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