Early Autumn

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Early Autumn is a crime novel in Robert B. Parker’s Spenser series, noted for its focus on the detective’s mentorship of a troubled teenage boy alongside the central investigation.

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instanceOf crime novel
novel
author Robert B. Parker NERFINISHED
centralConflict custody battle over Paul Giacomin
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuresCharacter Hawk NERFINISHED
Paul Giacomin NERFINISHED
Spenser NERFINISHED
Susan Silverman NERFINISHED
focusesOn Spenser’s mentorship of Paul Giacomin
central investigation involving a custody dispute
genre crime fiction
hardboiled detective fiction
hasCharacterRole Hawk is Spenser’s ally and enforcer NERFINISHED
Paul Giacomin is a troubled teenage boy mentored by Spenser NERFINISHED
Susan Silverman is Spenser’s romantic partner and psychologist NERFINISHED
hasSetting Boston NERFINISHED
Maine NERFINISHED
language English
literarySeriesCharacter Spenser is a Boston private investigator NERFINISHED
mainTheme coming of age
identity formation
mentorship
personal responsibility
narrativePerspective first-person
notableFor emphasis on character development over action
exploration of surrogate father–son relationship
partOfSeries Spenser series NERFINISHED
protagonist Spenser NERFINISHED
publisher Delacorte Press NERFINISHED
seriesNumberIn Spenser series novel

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Robert B. Parker notableWork Early Autumn