stillsostrange

I'm quite enjoying the Parkers, which're set mostly in Cambridge. But the books are mostly about Spenser adhering to his moral code than the places they're set. (I've been surprised at how well and non-facilely he handles queer issues often, such as in LOOKING FOR RACHEL WALLACE. Not that he can't otherwise simplify these or other issues on occasion.)

But Linda Barnes may give better Boston place-porn with her Carlotta Carlyle series.