This is the first Spenser novel! It's fun & a quick read. Parker does a great job describing his characters - particularly their clothing - and since this one was written in 1973, it's a real flashback for me!

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I CAN ONLY SAY THAT ALL PAKKERS BOOKS AE A GREAT JOY TO READ . I HAVE THEM ALL

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The first Spenser book. As Spenser is an old friend by now, it was interesting to go back. The man really hasn't changed. No Hawk, No Susan but the same quick dialogue and action.

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I love reading the Spenser books out of order. I've read more than half of them and finally got around to this, the first in the series. Spenser is still Spenser, but it's nice to be able to go back to a time before Susan Silverman. It breaks the monotony and adds another dimension to the Spenser character.

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Pretty good first book in the Spenser series.

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Just think, if the bullet fired on page 150 had gone an inch either way, no one would be reading the other 37 Spenser novels.

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An interesting read, but low brow. I gave it two and one-half stars, but only because there were no vampires or zombies in it.

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It was a great read, typical Robert B. Parker. Does not disappoint.

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A friend recommended Robert B. Parker's SPENCER series to me, and all I can say is 'How come I didn't learn of this neat mystery writer until now?!!' THE GODWULF MANUSCRIPT is really good who-dunnit which introduces a gumshoe (private eye) like no other.

From back cover: Spenser had earned his degree in the school of hard knocks, so he was ready when a Boston university hired him to recover a rare, stolen manuscript. He was hardly surprised that his only clue was a radical student with four bullets in his chest.
The cops were ready to throw the book at the pretty blonde coed whose prints were all over the murder weapon but Spenser wasn't there for easy answers. The lovely lady offered a cram course in campus love--but first there was the question of who had splashed blood on the ivory tower, some very heavy homework, and the grim possibility that, if he didn't finish his assignment soon, he could end up marked 'D'--for dead.

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The classic that started the series that lasted 30+ years. A must read, along with nearly all of the other 35 (and counting).

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Spenser 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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