THE JUDAS GOAT BRINGS ALL THE ELEMENTS OF A GOOD SPENSER NOVEL TOGETHER IN A PERFECT RECIPE OF ACTION, SUSPENSE, HUMOR, AND HUMAN INSIGHT THAT HAVE MADE SPENSER SUCH A POPULAR CHARACTER FOR SO MANY YEARS. ONCE AGAIN, I HAVE REVISITED ONE OF ROBERT PARKER'S EARLIER SPENSER NOVELS, AND THIS ONE IS A GEM. I would willingly buy them again if Joe Montagne were to narrate them. Now I am stuck with The Judas Goat and, my personal favorite, A Catskill Eagle, and neither touches the upbeat and sprightly tone of the books themselves. That is too bad since I would like to have bought more of the early Spenser books. There is almost no humor and he has completely lost the tone of the book. But Michael Prichard seems to think that Spenser is Sam Spade and narrates the book accordingly. Joe Montagne, who narrates the later books, has the exactly right approach to the characters where the light-hearted banter between Spenser, Hawk, Vinnie and others sets the tone. But the books are intended to be light and breezy - an easy read without too much seriousness. I have read or listened to all of the Spenser books and this book, although very dated in its language, has always been one of my favorites of the early mysteries.
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