Ceremony

★ 4.0 avg 288 votes

About this book

Spenser tracks down a young high school dropout who has run away from home to a life of prostitution.

4.0 ★★★★☆ average of 4 sources · 288 votes
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4.0/5 · 288 readers · 231 pages · ≈ 4 h 17 m · Moderate

What order should I read the Spenser series?

Read Ceremony first, then follow the publication order above — Ceremony, then The Judas Goat, then A Catskill Eagle, then Pale Kings and Princes.

How long does it take to read Ceremony?

About ≈ 4 h 17 m — 231 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mCeremony~4 h 17 m

How many pages is Ceremony?

231 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320Ceremony231

What genre is Ceremony?

It sits on the Mystery, Fiction shelves.

Has Ceremony been made into a movie or TV show?

Yes — screen adaptations include Spenser: Ceremony (1993).

Is Ceremony in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Where does Ceremony take place?

It is set in Boston, Massachusetts, Boston (Mass.).

Who wrote Ceremony?

Robert B. Parker (1719–1820).

Spenser — reading order

  1. → Ceremony (1982) you are here
  2. 1 Ceremony
  3. 2 The Judas Goat (1978)
  4. 3 A Catskill Eagle (1985)
  5. 4 Pale Kings and Princes (1987)
Setting BostonMassachusettsBoston (Mass.)