''Will captivate both longtime and soon-to-be-devoted Spenser lovers'' Kirkus Reviews
A local theatre director claims he is being followed. An actor is gunned down onstage. There''s more behind the scenes than an overzealous critic - and private detective Spenser intends to find out exactly what that is...
''If you''re already a Spenser fan, you''ll like this one. If you''ve never read Robert B. Parker, welcome aboard. After Walking Shadow you''ll have a lot of books to catch up on'' New York Times
Tougher, stronger, better educated, and far more amusing than Sam Spade, Phil Marlowe or Lewis Archer . . . Spenser gives the connoisseur of that rare combination of good detective fiction and good literature a chance to indulge himself'' Boston Globe