Author: robertbparker
From an Edgar Award–winning Grand Master comes this “superb” mystery (Associated Press) starring “the timeless hero of American detective fiction” (The New York Times Book Review): PI Spenser provides security for an exclusive wedding, only to witness a crime that unveils family secrets — and leads to an old nemesis.
Boston PI Spenser unravels the complicated truth behind a devastating school shooting in this New York Times bestseller. “Psychologically astute and well-choreographed… a high point in one of the genre’s classic series” (Booklist starred review).
When Marlene Cowley hires Spenser to see if her husband Trent is cheating on her, he encounters more than he bargained for: not only does he find a two-timing husband, but a second investigator as well, hired by the husband to look after his wife. As a result of their joint efforts, Spenser soon finds himself investigating both individual depravity and corporate corruption. It seems the folks in the Cowleys’ circle have become enamored of radio talk show host Darrin O’Mara, whose views on Courtly Love are clouding some already fuzzy minds with the notion of cross-connubial relationships. O’Mara’s brand…
Young Spenser is tough. No doubt about it. After all, he’s being raised by his father and uncles—three of the toughest men in town. He knows how to fight, and he’s had to prove it. But his father taught him something far more valuable: Sometimes the toughest thing a guy can do is walk away from a fight. So when Spenser sees his friend Jeannie being taken in a boat downriver by her abusive father, he knows he has a hard decision to make. Should he trust his gut and risk his own life to save Jeannie’s? And if so,…
From the dean of American crime fiction: When Spenser tracks a ruthless band of killers to London, the intrepid private eye hatches a high-risk scheme to bring them to justice! “There is no halt to the breathless action” (The New York Times Book Review).
Book one in a beloved and bestselling series, featuring “the toughest, funniest, wisest private eye in the field” (Houston Chronicle). On the hunt for a rare, stolen manuscript, Boston private detective Spenser stumbles into a far bloodier case when one of the suspects is charged with murder.
From a New York Times bestselling author: When private eye Spenser goes looking for a kidnapped teenager, his mission leads him into the Maine wilderness — and into a suspenseful fight for survival… “One of the great series in the history of the American detective story” (The New York Times).