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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | Someone's making death threats in Dixie - against a thoroughbred horse destined to be the next Secretariat. At the owner's request, Boston P.I. Spenser hoofs it down South - where the lies are buzzing...and the dying is easy.
Brisk...crackling...Hugger Mugger finishes strong, just like a thoroughbred should. (Entertainment Weekly)
A winner...the famous dialogue is polished to a high shine...terrific. (Kirkus Reviews)
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Robert B. Parker | | Paperback: | 352 pages | | Publisher: | Berkley | | Publication Date: | June 01, 2001 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0425179559 | | Product Length: | 7.3 inches | | Product Width: | 4.34 inches | | Product Height: | 0.91 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.49 pounds | | Package Length: | 6.6 inches | | Package Width: | 4.1 inches | | Package Height: | 1.2 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.25 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 96 reviews |
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 a good read Jun 02, 2010
Now this is an excellent Robert B. Parker novel about Spenser. I enjoyed it very much and could not put it down.
J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'"
 A typical mystery in the horse racing world Mar 13, 2010
Dabbling in the horse racing world, Parker's Hugger Mugger is an entertaining mystery with a typical, yet enjoyable plot. Spenser is employed to discover who is shooting horses, and put an end to the activity. An early run-in with a security company followed by encounters with several dysfunctional family members lead him to realize that the shootings are not what they appear. Suspecting that the shootings are possibly a diversion, confirmed when the father and owner of the race horses is found dead, Spenser uncovers the truth about the security company, the sister currently running the show, and the family secrets long buried. Passion and greed contribute to the story, and Spenser fleshes out the culprits, righting the wrongs and fixing the inheritance as designed by the father.
Along the journey we meet a hippie, a couple needing jobs, several homosexuals, a pedophile, some tough guys, and some people from Spenser's past. Several chapters involving his significant other, Susan, show Spenser's sensitive side and provide a romantic slant to the otherwise tough guy story. Robert Parker's smooth prose, terse and direct dialog, carefully crafted plot, and assortment of quirky people come together for another solid and entertaining read. Without extraneous characterizations or rhetorical descriptions, Parker gets right to the heart of the story and presents the situation accurately. We discover the same truths as the detective and are not privy to any information not received by Spenser. This gives the book, and all Parker books, a decidely connected feeling to the events as they unfold. We share Spenser's fears and celebrate his victories.
Yet this book seemed rather mundane in many ways. A man is killed before the truth of his heirs is discovered and the darkness of the family members comes to light. Punching, shooting, and sex are the aside events and the story ends in a rather predictable fashion. The excessive times with Susan (lots of flashing of each other and lots of sexual banter) became superfluous and did not add to anything in the story. The horse racing environment was fun but not tension filled or emotionally involved.
Excellent writing and a well-crafted story make up for what is essentially an unoriginal plot. An enjoyable, relaxed read but nothing profound or emotionally moving. Parker fans will enjoy Hugger Mugger but anyone searching for great depth of story may need to go elsewhere this time.
Typical Spenser... Jun 13, 2009
Hugger Mugger by Robert B. Parker is a mystery from his Spenser series. Unlike many of the Spenser books, Hugger Mugger has a little surprise in that it does not take place in Boston. In fact, the private eye finds himself in the horse country of Lamarr, Georgia.
Walter Clive is the rich owner of Three Fillies Stables, named after his three daughters. Although he has a security company guarding his spread, three horses have been shot by an unknown assailant, one fatally. Another Clive horse, Hugger Mugger, has the potential to be a world-class champion. Clive hires Spenser to discover who is doing the shooting before someone kills Hugger Mugger. So Spenser drives down to Georgia, only to find that the Clive's resemble a family from a Tennessee Williams play--only with more high drama. Spenser suspects that someone in the Clive family is responsible for the shootings. But when the shooter kills a human, the stakes are raised.
Spenser is his usual self, and Parker's dialogue and observations are first-rate. In describing a Georgia lawyer, Parker writes "He had on a gray seersucker suit and a very bright floral tie. His white hair was long and brushed back. His white Vandyke beard was neatly trimmed, and there was about his person the faint aura of bay rum and good cigars and satisfying fees." But what makes Hugger Mugger really click are the quirky characters. In addition to the Clive family, there's Dalton Becker, the black sheriff's deputy from Lamarr. Then there's Tedy Sapp, a gay bouncer and body builder. And southern-lawyer Rudolph Vallone could have walked out of a Faulkner novel. You can just feel the humidity and the Southern-charm (which might be used to hide a killer).
Hugger Mugger is like most Spenser books--fast, fun and entertaining. When I read them, I wish the television series was still in production.
Quick and entertaining May 11, 2008
My first intro to the Spencer character in this book came via the television series, Spencer for Hire. What fun it was to get a more in depth picture of Spencer. In the book he is both more complex and more sexual than portrayed on tv. Plus, his sense of humor comes across better and the quips between he and Susan are great.
This story of Spencer's investigation of horse shootings was formulaic in the sense that there were no extraordinary feats of daring, no complicated codes to decipher or international trails to follow. Just a straight-forward, whodunit, with a little humanitarian subplot. It was perfectly entertaining and lasted as long as a made for tv movie...but with no commercial interruption.
I will definitely read more of Parker's books.
 Another hit by Parker! Nov 16, 2007
A perfect read for any Robert Parker fans out there, Hugger Mugger features Spencer down south, meeting some very interesting characters both enemy and friend. Parker's ability to spin a tale is always impressive and this book is no exception!
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