Robert B. Parker's "Spare Change" was an enjoyable read. I recently finished his "Melancholy Baby" and had guessed the plot halfway through. "Spare Change," on the other hand, kept me guessing a lot longer. It was almost as though this book was more enjoyable for Mr. Parker to write, and as such, more enjoyable for me to read.

I would definitely recommend this book for someone who has "spare time" :)

J.R. Reardon
author, "Confidential Communications"

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This is a good mystery, and the copy I received was new. It arrived in a timely manner. Sunny Randall is an outstanding character.

PI Sunny Randall's father has been called back as a consultant to the Boston police department. A cold case that wss never solved has now become a hot case when a serial killer reappears after a 20 year absence. He brings Sunny into the case as an assistant.

This is an interesting, fairly quick read that will hold your attention. It has some side issues about relationships and about Sunny's family. It brings up an issue that has been discussed on an Internet Forum about the ability (or inability) to share your space with someone as Sunny deals with issues in her personal life.

It is not so much a mystery as the guilty party in the serial killing case is identified early. It is more a procedural issue about dealing with the situation.

Spare Change by Robert Parker teams up Sunny Randall and her father in a case involving a serial killer who drops coins next to the bodies of his victims. Although Parker's dialogue is always razor sharp and his characters well delineated, there's a certain perfunctory quality about the plot that perhaps comes from writing too many crime dramas over the years. You won't be disappointed by this book, but you won't necessarily remember it as one of Parker's best, either. A good airport read. You'll enjoy yourself between the soft drinks and the on board movie.

Donald Gallinger is the author ofThe Master Planets