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2) Sixkill
Author
Series
Spenser novels volume 39
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 6
Description
Another extraordinary Spenser novel from the beloved New York Times-bestselling author.
On location in Boston, bad-boy actor Jumbo Nelson is accused of the rape and murder of a young woman. From the start the case seems fishy, so the Boston PD calls on Spenser to investigate. The situation doesn't look good for Jumbo, whose appetites for food, booze, and sex are as outsized as his name. He was the studio's biggest star, but he's...
On location in Boston, bad-boy actor Jumbo Nelson is accused of the rape and murder of a young woman. From the start the case seems fishy, so the Boston PD calls on Spenser to investigate. The situation doesn't look good for Jumbo, whose appetites for food, booze, and sex are as outsized as his name. He was the studio's biggest star, but he's...
Author
Series
Spenser novels volume 45
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
304 pages ; 24 cm
Description
Boston PI Spenser is approached by firefighter Jack McGee, who's convinced that the apartment blaze that took the lives of five residents and two firefighters was arson.
7) Bad business
Author
Series
Spenser novels volume 31
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
310 p. ; 25 cm.
Description
When Spenser is hired to conduct a surveillance job on an unfaithful husband, he discovers a second investigator, hired by the husband to look after his wife, in a case that embroils him with corporate corruption and murder.
8) Cold service
Author
Series
Spenser novels volume 32
Pub. Date
c2005, 2006
Physical Desc
305 p. ; 24 cm.
Author
Series
Spenser novels volume 30
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
291 p. ; 24 cm.
Description
Thirty years after an unsolved bank robbery leaves a woman dead, Paul Giacomin, whom Spenser regards like a son, and Daryl Gordon, the son of the robbery victim, turn to Spenser to seek out clues about the crime.
10) Widow's walk
Author
Series
Spenser novels volume 29
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
294 p. ; 23 cm.
Description
When Nathan Smith, a prominent local banker and millionaire, is murdered, Spenser is called in to investigate Nathan's young wife, Mary, and as the evidence stacks up against her, Spenser discovers that Mary's mysterious past has put his own life in danger.
11) School days
Author
Series
Spenser novels volume 33
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
295 p. ; 24 cm.
12) Hush money
Author
Series
Spenser novels volume 26
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
309 p. ; 24 cm.
14) Now and then
Author
Series
Spenser novels volume 35
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Description
Investigating a new client's unfaithful wife, Boston private eye Spenser finds himself in trouble when the case goes terribly wrong and three people wind up dead, a situation that reveals the wife's lover's ties to a terrorist organization.
15) Painted ladies
Author
Series
Spenser novels volume 38
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 7
Formats
Description
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.
16) Rough weather
Author
Series
Spenser novels volume 36
Formats
Description
Parker once again proves he is a force of nature in this mystery where a hurricane hinders a kidnapping and Spenser goes on a search for the man responsible, the infamous Gray Man, who has both helped and hunted Spenser in the past.
Author
Series
Spenser novels volume 42
Formats
Description
"It's December in Boston, and Spenser is busy planning the menu for Christmas dinner when he's confronted in his office by a young boy named Slide. Homeless and alone, Slide has found refuge with an organization named Street Business, which gives shelter and seeks job opportunities for the homeless and lost. Slide's mentor, Jackie Alvarez, is being threatened, and Street Business is in danger of losing its tenuous foothold in the community, turning...
Author
Series
Spenser novels volume 34
Formats
Description
April Kyle, the head of an upscale Boston call-girl operation, requests private investigator Spenser's help in preventing a local kingpin from seizing control of her enterprise.
19) Walking shadow
Author
Series
Spenser novels volume 21
Pub. Date
c1994
Physical Desc
270 p. ; 24 cm.
Description
Spenser is investigating the Port City Theater Company, where the director claims he is being stalked. When an actor is shot dead during a performance, all clues lead to the local Chinese mafia whose roots run deep in this drab waterfront city. With Hawk and ex-mobster Vinnie assisting, Spenser eventually triumphs in one of his most compelling adventures.
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