Robert B Parker

Spenser has gone to London -- and not to see the Queen. He's gone to track down a bunch of bombers who've blown away his client's wife and kids. His job is to catch them. Or kill them. His client isn't choosy. But there are nine killers to one Spenser -- long odds. Hawk helps balance the equation. The rest depends on a wild plan. Spenser will get one of the terrorists to play Judas Goat -- to lead him to others. Trouble is, he hasn't counted on her...

Spenser, hired to find evidence to prove that Mary Smith, the trophy wife of wealthy Nathan Smith, did not kill her husband, becomes suspicious when a young woman, recently fired from Smith's bank, also turns up dead.

Spenser is called in to investigate the murder of a reporter working on a story about the cocaine trade. Threats by the local police and a Columbian produce dealer lead Spenser to dig deeper.

Spenser heads to Potshot, Arizona when he is hired to investigate the murder of a recent L.A. transplant. The once rough and tumble small town has been transformed by the wealthy Los Angeles residents looking for a quiet place to relax. The peace is threatened when a gang starts harassing the town, and it soon escalates into murder.

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.

When Appaloosa police chief Amos Callico begins shaking down local merchants for protection money, those who don't want to play along seek the help of Cole and Hitch.

Spenser, a hard-boiled Boston private eye, investigates when the leading college basketball forward appears to be shaving points.

Paul Giacomin enlists Spencer's help in localing his mother who has vanished. As they follow her trail, they are faced with a confrontation that may threaten their lives.

When a Hollywood-based TV series schedules filming in Boston, Spenser smells trouble. When he signs up to protect the show's star, Jill Joyce, he knows it's on its way. First, there's Jill herself. She's spoiled, arrogant, drugged out -- made worse by fear. Someone is out to get her -- does she imagine it, or is it real? Spenser monitors her neurosis, but finds evidence of harassment. It escalates to murder. Now begins the dangerous part -- while...

When Sunny Randall is hired to protect Erin Flint, a rising movie star, she soon finds herself investigating the murder of Erin's sister.