Robert B. Parker's Payback
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Summary
In her latest thrilling adventure， PI Sunny Randall takes on two serpentine cases that converge into one deadly mystery。
PI Sunny Randall has often relied on the help of her best friend Spike in times of need。 When Spike's restaurant is taken over under a predatory loan agreement， Sunny has a chance to return the favor。 She begins digging into the life of the hedge fund manager who screwed Spike over - surely a guy that smarmy has a skeleton or two in his closet - and soon finds this new enemy may have the backing of even badder criminals。
At the same time， Sunny's cop contact Lee Farrell asks her to intervene with his niece， a college student who reported being the victim of a crime but seems to know more than she's telling police。 As the uncooperative young woman becomes outright hostile， Sunny runs up against a wall that she's only more determined to scale。
Then， what appear to be two disparate cases are united by a common factor， and the picture becomes even more muddled。 But one thing is clear: Sunny has been poking a hornet's nest from two sides， and all hell is about to break loose。
PI Sunny Randall has often relied on the help of her best friend Spike in times of need。 When Spike's restaurant is taken over under a predatory loan agreement， Sunny has a chance to return the favor。 She begins digging into the life of the hedge fund manager who screwed Spike over - surely a guy that smarmy has a skeleton or two in his closet - and soon finds this new enemy may have the backing of even badder criminals。
At the same time， Sunny's cop contact Lee Farrell asks her to intervene with his niece， a college student who reported being the victim of a crime but seems to know more than she's telling police。 As the uncooperative young woman becomes outright hostile， Sunny runs up against a wall that she's only more determined to scale。
Then， what appear to be two disparate cases are united by a common factor， and the picture becomes even more muddled。 But one thing is clear: Sunny has been poking a hornet's nest from two sides， and all hell is about to break loose。
Reviews
Thomas
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This book is an easy 4 stars。 It is an easy， entertaining read following Robert B。 Parker's style of short sentences and short chapters。 Mike Lupica has done well in incorporating Parker's characters and their personalities。Familiar characters from the series:Sunny Randall， Private InvestigatorSpike， gay bar owner and Sonny's friend/backup guyJesse Stone， Paradise Police Chief and Sonny's loverRichie ， her ex spouse， who still loves her and she reciprocatesPhil Randall， her dad， a retired copDr。 This book is an easy 4 stars。 It is an easy， entertaining read following Robert B。 Parker's style of short sentences and short chapters。 Mike Lupica has done well in incorporating Parker's characters and their personalities。Familiar characters from the series:Sunny Randall， Private InvestigatorSpike， gay bar owner and Sonny's friend/backup guyJesse Stone， Paradise Police Chief and Sonny's loverRichie ， her ex spouse， who still loves her and she reciprocatesPhil Randall， her dad， a retired copDr。 Susan Silverman。 Sunny's psychiatristRita Fiore， lawyer friend of Sunny and JesseTony Marcus， mob boss who has a past with SunnyThis book has Sunny working on 2 cases for friends: Spike has lost his restaurant to a predatory lender who loaned Spike money during the Covid crisis as a "friend"Lee Farrell， Sunny's cop friend asks her to find his missing niece， EmilyThese 2 cases come together and put Sunny's life in danger， along with her family and friends。How she solves these cases made for an entertaining story which I read in 3 days。One quote on Sunny's fashion sense: "My lock picking set was in the cool new Isabel Marant bag I'd gotten on sale when Jesse and I had made a weekend trip to New York City。 I imagined it was the first time a Marant bag had contained a hook， tension wrench， twist free wrench， offset pick， half-diamond short and medium hooks and a bogate rake。"Thanks to Penguin Group Putnam for sending me this eARC through NetGalley。 #RobertBParkersPayback #NetGalley 。。。more
Book
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In Sunny Randall's Boston， sometime after Covid-19， Spike loses his restaurant to Alex Drysdale in a slimy loan deal the hedge fund owner offers Spike during the pandemic to keep Spike's open。 After Spike reveals his stupidity for not reviewing the loan details， Sunny vows to get the problem fixed。Next， Sunny's friend， Lee Farrell， a local policeman， seeks her help with his niece， Emily。 A victim of assault， Emily refuses to let her uncle or Sunny help， claiming it is no big deal。Sunny begins di In Sunny Randall's Boston， sometime after Covid-19， Spike loses his restaurant to Alex Drysdale in a slimy loan deal the hedge fund owner offers Spike during the pandemic to keep Spike's open。 After Spike reveals his stupidity for not reviewing the loan details， Sunny vows to get the problem fixed。Next， Sunny's friend， Lee Farrell， a local policeman， seeks her help with his niece， Emily。 A victim of assault， Emily refuses to let her uncle or Sunny help， claiming it is no big deal。Sunny begins digging into Drysdale's background， and soon Eddie Ross visits her。 Eddie threatens Sunny， warning her to stay out of Drysdale's business unless she wants "them" messing in her business。So Sunny decides to tail Drysdale， and late one night， she observes him leaving a building with Eddie Ross and Emily quickly following him。 A search of Emily's college digs uncovers several decks of marked cards and accessories。 As Sunny starts putting things together， Drysdale succumbs to a mob-like hit。 And Sunny continues to receive threats – to her family and friends as well as herself。 Bottom line: high-stakes poker games are the key。Payback is a compelling example of why Mike Lupica is an exceptional choice to continue the Sunny Randall series for the Parker estate。 Lupica provides insight as Sunny deals with ex-husband Richie's emotional pull while she currently dates Jesse Stone。 At the same time， Sunny juggles how to help Spike and uncover what connects Emily to Eddie and Drysdale。 Payback is surprisingly complex and a suspense-driven story。 Lupica proves that Sunny Randall is in good hands。 。。。more
Abibliofob
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I love the fact that Robert B。 Parkers great creations live on， even better when they meet up in books。 Payback by Mike Lupica is one of those。 It's about Boston investigator Sunny Randall but Jesse Stone is a big part of her life now。 The bad guys from jesse Stone and Spenser also makes appearances as well as the cops。 I love it when characters from different series interact。 This book is set in the aftermath of a pandemic and Sunnys friend Spike has lost his bar。 How？ Why？ Well read the book y I love the fact that Robert B。 Parkers great creations live on， even better when they meet up in books。 Payback by Mike Lupica is one of those。 It's about Boston investigator Sunny Randall but Jesse Stone is a big part of her life now。 The bad guys from jesse Stone and Spenser also makes appearances as well as the cops。 I love it when characters from different series interact。 This book is set in the aftermath of a pandemic and Sunnys friend Spike has lost his bar。 How？ Why？ Well read the book yourself to find out。 I must thank @this_is_edelweiss #GPPutnamsSons and @penguinbooks for giving me this great advance copy by @mlupicabooks 。。。more
Monnie
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I've said this before more than once， but of the late Robert B。 Parker's three primary characters - Spenser， Jesse Stone and Sunny Randall - my least favorite was Sunny。 But then Mike Lupica happened - and the Sun has risen a notch。 By the time I was a quarter of the way through this one， my instinct told me it was destined for a 5-star rating。And my instinct was spot-on。 This is one of Sunny/Mike's best yet， despite my dislike that the private detective still has her eye on the aforementioned J I've said this before more than once， but of the late Robert B。 Parker's three primary characters - Spenser， Jesse Stone and Sunny Randall - my least favorite was Sunny。 But then Mike Lupica happened - and the Sun has risen a notch。 By the time I was a quarter of the way through this one， my instinct told me it was destined for a 5-star rating。And my instinct was spot-on。 This is one of Sunny/Mike's best yet， despite my dislike that the private detective still has her eye on the aforementioned Jesse， chief of police in Paradise， Massachusetts。 In fact， the on-again， off-again relationship is pretty much full-on here （grump， grump）， but that means I get to read about him as well so guess I can't complain much。 Many of the other usual suspects are here as well - including Sunny's ex-husband Richie， Dr。 Susan Silverman （Sunny's therapist and， I believe unbeknownst to Sunny， Spenser's main squeeze）， and some of the cops and robbers who tend to cross over in all of Parker's series。But clearly， Sunny is the star of the show here。 Her office in Boston is brand new， and the COVID-19 pandemic is history （as an aside， I've noticed a couple of other authors bypassing the pandemic with story settings before and after。 A way to allow greater freedom for character interaction， perhaps？ Inquiring minds would love to know）。 Anyway， Sunny's good friend， Spike， is upset because he lost his bar in a loan shark scam - and Sunny vows to help Spike get even （well， at least get the bar back）。 Problem is， the guy she wants to take down is powerful， rich， and just may have a legally ironclad "deal" for the bar。 Meantime， Sunny's cop friend Lee Farrell tells her his niece Emily， a college student， has been assaulted。 But the young woman is less than forthcoming， shall we say， making Sunny wonder what the kid's really up to。 As the chapters move farther from the beginning， the two cases move closer together。 Sunny knows there's a connection of some kind， but determining exactly what that is becomes a real challenge as some rather nasty people start challenging her right to stick her nose into their business。 In the end， with a little help from a couple of friends including Jesse， everything begins to fall into place。 The trick， though， may be for Sunny to keep from falling dead before everything comes together。In short， this is another super series entry for sure - many thanks once again to the publisher， via NetGalley， for providing me with a pre-release copy to read and review。 。。。more
Jeanne
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I loved it！ Sunny and her crew are so different in personality yet come together in friendship to protect each other in this involved mystery。 I especially enjoyed Ritchie and Spike as always。 I also enjoy her ‘connections’。 Wish Tony was in town。 Pick this one up and you won’t put it down until you see how everything plays out—surprising even Sunny。Thank you netgalley and the publisher for this arc
Tana
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Read the ARC。 Loved reading a Sunny book again。 The cross over between Parker's series always makes me happy （even if they have different authors now）。 Sunny， Jesse， Richie and the Russian mob。 Good story。 Read the ARC。 Loved reading a Sunny book again。 The cross over between Parker's series always makes me happy （even if they have different authors now）。 Sunny， Jesse， Richie and the Russian mob。 Good story。 。。。more
Natalie
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