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2) Back story
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English
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Boston private detective Spenser finds himself at odds with mobster Sonny Karnofsky when his investigation of the decades-old murder of Emily Gordon, gunned down during a bank heist, turns up links to the killing of Karnofsky's daughter.
4) Widow's walk
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English
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Four Cassettes, 6 hrs. unabridged
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Boston's premier P.I investigates the murder of a prominent local banker, with family ties to the Mayflower - and perhaps the mob.
When fifty-one year old Nathan Smith, a confirmed bachelor, is found dead in his bed with a hole in his head made by a .38 caliber slug, it's hard not to imagine Nathan's young bride as the one with her finger on the trigger. Even her lawyer thinks she's guilty....
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Boston's premier P.I investigates the murder of a prominent local banker, with family ties to the Mayflower - and perhaps the mob.
When fifty-one year old Nathan Smith, a confirmed bachelor, is found dead in his bed with a hole in his head made by a .38 caliber slug, it's hard not to imagine Nathan's young bride as the one with her finger on the trigger. Even her lawyer thinks she's guilty....
6) Chance
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
Spenser is hired by big-time Boston hoodlum Julius Ventura to find his daughter's missing husband, landing the private investigator smack in the middle of a gangland power struggle.
7) Small vices
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
When Spenser is hired to uncover the truth about a coed's murder, he finds twisted cops, spoiled rich kids, and an assassin's bullet.
9) Hush money
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Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 9
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English
Description
Spenser almost gets himself killed trying to help out friends when he agrees to check out the reasons why Robinson Nevins was denied tenure at the university, while also attempting to come to the aid of K. C. Roth, a stalking victim who finds Spenser very much to her liking.
10) Hugger mugger
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Boston private investigator Spenser enters the dangerous world of horse racing when he is hired to oversee security for Hugger Mugger, a two-year-old colt destined to become the next Secretariat.
11) Sudden mischief
Author
Publisher
Putnam
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
Spenser finds himself in the midst of a deadly conspiracy with personal and professional implications when he agrees to investigate a sexual harassment claim made against the shady ex-husband of Susan Silverman, the woman Spenser loves.
14) Cold service
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English
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Spenser, a Boston private investigator, helps his sidekick Hawk recover after Hawk is shot and left for dead while protecting bookie Luther Gillespie. With health restored, the two set out to infiltrate the Ukrainian mob controlling the city of Marshport, in a complicated plan of vengeance.
15) School days
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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Hired by a Massachusetts grand dame to prove the innocence of her grandson, who has been implicated in a school shooting, Spenser wonders why the boy seems unconcerned about his possible wrongful imprisonment.
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English
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“Crackling dialogue, plenty of action, and expert writing.”—The New York Times
Rachel Wallace is a tough young woman with a lot of enemies.
Spenser is a tough guy with a macho code of honor, hired to protect a woman who thinks that kind of code is obsolete. Privately, they will never see eye to eye.
But when Rachel vanishes. Spenser is ready to lay his life on the line—to find Rachel...
Rachel Wallace is a tough young woman with a lot of enemies.
Spenser is a tough guy with a macho code of honor, hired to protect a woman who thinks that kind of code is obsolete. Privately, they will never see eye to eye.
But when Rachel vanishes. Spenser is ready to lay his life on the line—to find Rachel...
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