"Aside from the pure pleasure of it," I said. "What are we trying to accomplish?"
"Hell," Hawk said, "you ought to know how this works. Start in, poke around, talk to people, ask questions, see what happens? I learned it from you all these years."
"It's known in forensic circles as the Spenser method," I said.
"Also known as the I don't have any idea what the fuck I'm doing," Hawk said.
"Also known as that," I said. "Nice to know you've been paying attention."
"Learning from the master," Hawk said.
Spenser and Hawk figure out what's next.
Robert B. Parker
Cold Service
©2005 G. P. Putnam & Sons, p. 164
For Spenser, Susan, Hawk, Pearl & company; for telling a great story and pulling me into that story in one sentence every time. Thank you, bless you, Robert B. Parker.