The Godwulf Manuscript (Spencer, No. 1) (Spenser)

New York Times bestselling author of the Spenser series of crime thrillers—Book 1 in the series

“The toughest, funniest, wisest, private eye in the field these days.”—Houston Chronicle

Spenser earned his degree in the school of hard knocks, so he is ready when a Boston university hires him to recover a rare, stolen manuscript. He is hardly surpised that his only clue is a radical student with four bullets in his chest.

The cops are ready to throw the book at the pretty blond coed whose prints are all over the murder weapon but Spenser knows there are no easy answers. He tackles some very heavy homework and knows that if he doesn't finish his assignment soon, he could end up marked “D”—for dead.

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Published Dec 5, 1992

208 pages

Average rating: 7.38

8 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

kathie
Jan 11, 2025
8/10 stars
This is so genre… listen, I loved reading this book and hearing about this gritty, witty private detective go around Boston. This man was always in some area I knew or had been. I don’t think I’ll ever love reading mysteries, but this was fun anyway.

I will say ummm Parker has some weird ideas about women and how to write them!!! It wasn’t awful exactly, just so of the time /neg

Rating: 3.5
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Paukku
May 25, 2024
8/10 stars
How have I not read Parker before?!? A fun, gritty detective story and a snapshot of the genre in the 70s.
margardenlady
Dec 27, 2023
8/10 stars
And so it begins. Spenser is hired to find a manuscript and in the process finds two corpses and a mob related mystery. It was fun to hear the start of this beloved series.

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