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Spare Change (Sunny Randall) | 
 enlarge | Author: Robert B. Parker
Publisher: Large Print Press
Category: Book
List Price: $13.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  45 reviews
Sales Rank: 1307392
Format: Large Print
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 1594132542
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781594132544
ASIN: 1594132542
Publication Date: June 3, 2008
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Condition: New book with Minor Shelf wear. Buy with Confidence! We have been selling online since 1998.
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Product Description
Boston P.I. Sunny Randall joins forces with the most important man in her life-her father-to crack a thirty-year-old case.
Hi Phil,
You miss me? I got bored, so I thought I'd reestablish our relationship. Give us both something to do in our later years. Stay tuned.
Spare Change
When a serial murderer dubbed "The Spare Change Killer" by the Boston press surfaces after three decades in hiding, the police immediately seek out the cop, now retired, who headed the original task force: Phil Randall. As a sharp-eyed investigator and a doting parent ("You're smart. You're tough. You, too, are a paradigm of law enforcement perfection, and you're my kid"), Phil calls on his daughter, Sunny, to help catch the criminal who eluded him so many years before.
Sunny is certain that she's found her man after interviewing just a handful of suspects. Though she has no evidence against Bob Johnson, she trusts her intuition. And she knows the power she has over him-she can feel the skittishness and sexual tension that he radiates when he's around her-but persuading her father and the rest of the task force is a different story.
When the killer strikes a second and third time, the murders take a macabre turn, as the victims each eerily resemble Sunny. While her father pressures her to drop the case, Sunny's need to create a trap to nab her killer grows.
In a compelling game of cat-and-mouse, Sunny uses all her skills to draw out her prey, realizing too late that she's setting herself up to become the next victim.
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 SPARE CHANGE by ROBERT B. PARKER September 18, 2008
The book arrived in a timely manner and in good condition. This is a great way to purchase books. gawhite
Spare Change August 4, 2008
This is a good mystery, and the copy I received was new. It arrived in a timely manner. Sunny Randall is an outstanding character.
A serial killer June 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
Another Satisfying Read from Robert Parker June 6, 2008
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
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
 Poor effort March 30, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The plot was extremely linear. There was only one suspect and he was discovered early on. The final reveal of motives was like a 5 minute voice over. Mr Parker came recommended but I guess he's just old and tired now.
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