The Judas Goat

★ 4.4 avg 377 votes

About this book

Private eye Spenser returns to take on the terrorists who killed his client's wife and daughters in a London bombing, chasing them across Europe to the Montreal Olympics and a devastating climax.

4.4 ★★★★☆ average of 2 sources · 377 votes
Apple Books 4.5 377
Hardcover 4.0 22

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4.4/5 · 377 readers · 181 pages · ≈ 3 h 21 m · Moderate

What order should I read the Spenser series?

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

How long does it take to read The Judas Goat?

About ≈ 3 h 21 m — 181 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mThe Judas Goat~3 h 21 m

How many pages is The Judas Goat?

181 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320The Judas Goat181

What genre is The Judas Goat?

It sits on the Fiction shelves.

Is The Judas Goat in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Where does The Judas Goat take place?

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

Who wrote The Judas Goat?

Robert B. Parker (1719–1820).

Spenser — reading order

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