Early Autumn (Parker novel)
Early Autumn is a Spenser novel by Robert B. Parker. Spenser is hired to protect a boy, Paul Giacomin, from being kidnapped in a custody quarrel. He ends up taking care of the boy, who is socially immature, having been ignored by his parents, only used as a pawn in their quarrelling. Spenser takes him in and helps him mature through learning to box, exercising, weight-lifting and building a cottage. At the same time, with the help of Hawk, he collects enough information about the parents that they leave the boy alone and let Spenser unofficially adopt him.
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| Author | Robert B. Parker |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Spenser |
| Genre | Detective novel |
| Publisher | Delacorte Press |
Publication date | 1980 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 224 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0440122142 |
| OCLC | 9317082 |
| Preceded by | Looking for Rachel Wallace |
| Followed by | A Savage Place |
Literary Allusions
"Elementary, my dear Watson, elementary." p.19 Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes Series
"Join a gang of pickpockets and live in the slums of London?" p. 25 Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist
"Make a raft and float down the Mississippi?" p.26 Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Paul Giacomin goes on to appear in several later Spenser novels, usually as a minor character.
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