A review by martyfried
Promised Land by Robert B. Parker

4.0

There was a lot going on in this book - a new recurring character is introduced, an enforcer for mob bosses named Hawk who is a combination of your worst nightmare and a good friend to have; a proposal for marriage by Spenser to his girlfriend, Susan; a client whose wife ran away, joined a militant feminist revolutionary group into bank robbing and guns; and the client himself, who has his own problems leading to a meeting with Hawk.

There are the usual wisecracks from Spenser, and his girlfriend, which I enjoy. Spencer's mouth gets him into a few fights here and there, which doesn't seem to bother him nearly as much as his girlfriend. All in all, it won't disappoint fans, and I enjoyed it more than the earlier books, but that may be just me getting to know the characters.