I started this in April at the park on a mood, and finished in August. Fast-paced (for me, I'm slow), good characterization, fun that Spenser consults his degreed, therapist wife on cases to gauge the psychology and possible motivations behind people, and so that he can think about all the details of the case he's learned and piece some sort of puzzle in how to fix the problem and close the case. Odd I'm going for these tough guy characters.