Five Robert B. Parker must-reads

By Clea Simon, Globe Correspondent

"The Godwulf Manuscript"

(1974)

A little dated, and rather sexist, but this first Spenser outing introduces the epicurean PI's voice loud and clear.

'The Godwulf Manuscript' (1974) A little dated, and rather sexist, but this first Spenser outing introduces the epicurean PI's voice loud and clear.