The Spenser Novels 28-33

The Spenser Novels 28-33
Author: Robert B. Parker
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 2042
Release: 2012-10-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101621281

Spenser, one of the all-time great detectives, stars in these six brilliant mystery novels by Robert B. Parker. Includes: Potshot Widow's Walk Back Story Bad Business Cold Service School Days

School Days

School Days
Author: Robert B. Parker
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2005-09-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101205512

A horrifying school shooting draws Boston PI Spenser into a harrowing investigation in this thriller by New York Times bestselling author Robert B. Parker. When a Massachusetts boy is accused of mass murder, his socially prominent grandmother is convinced of his innocence and is willing to fight for him. But based on the boy’s resigned attitude and the evidence stacked against him, Spenser isn’t convinced of anything—except that there’s trouble ahead...

The Godwulf Manuscript

The Godwulf Manuscript
Author: Robert B. Parker
Publisher: Dell
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2009-09-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 030756956X

New York Times bestselling author of the Spenser series of crime thrillers—Book 1 in the series “The toughest, funniest, wisest, private eye in the field these days.”—Houston Chronicle Spenser earned his degree in the school of hard knocks, so he is ready when a Boston university hires him to recover a rare, stolen manuscript. He is hardly surpised that his only clue is a radical student with four bullets in his chest. The cops are ready to throw the book at the pretty blond coed whose prints are all over the murder weapon but Spenser knows there are no easy answers. He tackles some very heavy homework and knows that if he doesn't finish his assignment soon, he could end up marked “D”—for dead.

Small Vices

Small Vices
Author: Robert B. Parker
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 382
Release: 1998-03-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101546549

Ellis Alves is no angel. But his lawyer says he was framed for the murder of college student Melissa Henderson...and asks Spenser for help. From Boston's back streets to Manhattan's elite, Spenser and Hawk search for suspects, including Melissa's rich-kid, tennis-star boyfriend. But when a man with a .22 puts Spenser in a coma, the hope for justice may die with him...

Bad Business

Bad Business
Author: Robert B. Parker
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2005-03-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780425199572

One of the great series in the history of the American detective story gets even better when Spenser is hired by a jilted bride to follow a cheating husband, only to cross paths with a detective hired to tail the two-timing wife. They aren't the most trusting couple in town, but as it turns out, they are the most dangerous.

Cold Service

Cold Service
Author: Robert B. Parker
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2006-03-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780425204283

When his closest ally, Hawk, is beaten and left for dead while protecting a bookie, Spenser embarks on an epic journey to rehabilitate his best pal, body and soul. But that means infiltrating a ruthless mob—and redefining his friendship with Hawk in the name of vengeance... “Cold Service moves with the speed of light.”—Orlando Sentinel

Chasing the Bear

Chasing the Bear
Author: Robert B. Parker
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2009
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780399247767

Spenser reflects back to when he was fourteen-years-old and how he helped his best friend Jeannie when she was abducted by her abusive father.

A Savage Place

A Savage Place
Author: Robert B. Parker
Publisher: Dell
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2009-09-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307569985

TV reporter Candy Sloan has eyes the color of cornflowers and legs that stretch all the way to heaven. She also has somebody threatening to rearrange her lovely face if she keeps on snooping into charges of Hollywood racketeering. Spenser's job is to keep Candy healthy until she breaks the biggest story of her career. But her star witness has just bowed out with three bullets in his chest, two tough guys have doubled up to test Spenser's skill with his fists, and Candy is about to use her own sweet body as live bait in a deadly romantic game--a game that may cost Spenser his life.

God Save the Child

God Save the Child
Author: Robert B. Parker
Publisher: Dell
Total Pages: 207
Release: 2011-07-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307569551

New York Times bestselling author of the Spenser series of crime thrillers - Book 2 in the series - Appie Knoll is the kind of suburb where kids grow up right. But something is wrong. Fourteen-year-old Kevin Bartlett disappears. Everyone thinks he's run away -- until the comic strip ransom note arrives. It doesn't take Spenser long to get the picture -- an affluent family seething with rage, a desperate boy making strange friends...friends like Vic Harroway, body builder. Mr. Muscle is Spenser's only lead and he isn't talking...except with his fists. But when push comes to shove, when a boy's life is on the line, Spenser can speak that language too. "A brillant, and cynical, comic tragedy or tragic comedy of manners. Long may Parker wave." -- Los Angeles Times

Mortal Stakes

Mortal Stakes
Author: Robert B. Parker
Publisher: Dell
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2009-11-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307569810

Everybody loves a winner, and the Rabbs are major league. Marty is the Red Sox star pitcher, Linda the loving wife. She loves everyone except the blackmailer out to wreck her life. Is Marty throwing fast balls or throwing games? It doesn't take long for Spenser to link Marty's performance with Linda's past...or to find himself trapped between a crazed racketeer and an enforcer toting an M-16. America's favorite pastime has suddenly become a very dangerous sport, and one wrong move means strike three, with Spenser out for good!