Robert B. Parker's 4th's Sunny Randall's Novel

Melancholy Baby by Robert B. Parker

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I liked the book, but not the ending.
Sarah Markham, a young student believes she is not related to her parents, so she hires private eye Sunny Randall to find out 'who her real parents are'. The girl has resources of her own to pay for her services. "They can't find my birth certificate," "They don't remember which hospital I was born in." she tells Sunny.
Sunny takes the job and ploughs forward, while dealing with her feelings for Richie Burke (her ex-husband) with the help of her shrink (Spenser's psychiatrist girlfriend, Susan Silverman). As she moves forward, people are killed, and she zeroes into a holier-than-thou national celebrity, Lolly Drake, who cannot allow her past to be known or it would kill her career.
It is not one of Spenser’s finest novels. An enjoyable novel, yes, but with a less-than-satisfying finish.





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