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Called upon by The Hammond Museum and renowned art scholar Dr. Ashton Prince, Boston PI Spenser accepts his latest case: to provide protection during a ransom exchange-money for a stolen painting. The case becomes personal when Spenser fails to protect his client and the valuable painting remains stolen.
Spenser fails his assignment to protect the person responsible for handing over ransom money for a stolen painting. He then decides to track down the thieves and retrieve the masterpiece on his own, putting his life in danger. The plot contains violence.
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typical late-Parker. Rambling plot, chapters with dialogue that he's written dozens of times before and only serve to add to the page count, at least one glaring error that should get an editor sacked (if anyone bothered to edit him anymore), a couple of nice new characters, lots of old friends, and a fun time. Better conclusion than most of his lately.
Recommended to fans, suggest newcomers go back and read the early stuff.
Series
50 primary books51 released booksSpenser is a 51-book series with 50 primary works first released in 1973 with contributions by Robert B. Parker, Michael Prichard, and 5 others.