Widow's Walk Book Review

Widow's Walk (Spenser) by Robert B. Parker is #29 in the Spenser series.  I can't believe that I have already read the majority of this series.  There aren't that many books left and I am going to be so sad when I get to the end.  I might just have to start over again.... of course, there are so many other books on my list so I don't know if I have time.

In this book, Spenser is hired to help Rita, his friend the lawyer, with her client, Mrs. Smith who is accused of killing her husband, Nathan Smith.  Mrs. Smith is not very smart and often says things that are contradictory.  As the story goes on, more is uncovered about the lies that are told by all of the parties that make finding the truth on who killed Nathan.  Who was Mrs. Smith before she married Nathan Smith?  Who were her friends?  Where did she live?  All of these issues raised more questions which had Spenser looking everywhere for answers.  The truth finally did come out!!

I enjoy the series and reading through each book in order and this was no exception.  It was a little different than other books because of the way that the mystery unraveled but isn't that the great part about reading the books is that they just aren't the same book and same plot with new characters.  I think that this book was a little unexpected and therefore had you wondering until close to the end of the book.  The end was not great and I feel like there could have been a better way to wrap it up but it was still a great read.  I hope that you check it out and let me know what you think!