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A murder draws Boston PI Spenser into the dramatic world of theater in this New York Times bestseller in Robert B. Parker’s long-running series.
In a shabby waterfront town, an actor is shot dead onstage. Granted, the script left much to be desired. But there's more behind the scenes than an overzealous critic—and Spenser and Hawk are combing Port City’s underworld to find it...
“Great fun...[Spenser] is still the cockiest and wittiest P.I. on the block.”—The New York Times
In a shabby waterfront town, an actor is shot dead onstage. Granted, the script left much to be desired. But there's more behind the scenes than an overzealous critic—and Spenser and Hawk are combing Port City’s underworld to find it...
“Great fun...[Spenser] is still the cockiest and wittiest P.I. on the block.”—The New York Times
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781101546581 |
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Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
Publication date: | 06/01/1995 |
Series: | Spenser Series , #21 |
Sold by: | Penguin Group |
Format: | NOOK Book |
Pages: | 336 |
Sales rank: | 34,525 |
File size: | 427 KB |
About the Author

Robert B. Parker was the author of seventy books, including the legendary Spenser detective series, the novels featuring Police Chief Jesse Stone, and the acclaimed Virgil Cole–Everett Hitch westerns, as well as the Sunny Randall novels. Winner of the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award and long considered the undisputed dean of American crime fiction, he died in January 2010.
Date of Birth:
September 17, 1932Date of Death:
January 18, 2010Place of Birth:
Springfield, MassachusettsPlace of Death:
Cambridge, MassachusettsEducation:
B.A. in English, Colby College, 1954; M.A., Ph. D. in English, Boston University, 1957, 1971Website:
http://robertbparker.net/Customer Reviews
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