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The town of Potshot, Arizona, is under siege by a band of murderous marauders, and the law is helpless to stop them. But now there's a new gun in town-Boston P.I. Spenser-and he's gathered a posse of the best and baddest to back him up. "Parker still finds clever ways to invigorate his... read more
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Characters edit
- Hawk: Spenser's friend and backup. Hawk is a handsome and dangerous black man.
- Dean Walker: Add a description of this character.
- Dr. Susan Silverman: Spenser's long time girlfriend. She is a psychologist and his sounding board.
- Vinnie Morris: The 'gun' for Gino a mobster but also a friend of Spenser's who helps him in some cases.
- Mary Lou Buckman
- Tedy Sapp: Muscle Spenser uses from time to time
- Bobby Horse
- Bernard J. Fortunato
- Steve Buckman
- J. George Taylor
- Ronnie
- Samuelson
- Mark Ratliff
- Bebe
- Morris Tannenbaum
- Terry
- Del Rio
- Dark
- Henry Brown
- Cho
- Sara
- Jerome Jefferson
- Tino
- Stevie
- Butler
- Vicki
- Adams
- Jesse
- Mr. Spenser: Hard boiled detective (The series is based on the adventures of this character)
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
SHE WAS WEARING a straw hat, pulled down over her forehead, a short flowered dress, no stockings and white high heels.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 28 of 40 in The Spenser Novels. (standard series)
Preceded by Hugger Mugger, and followed by Widow's Walk.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Robert B. Parker (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: G P Putnam
Country: US
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 0399147101
Page Count: 294
Publisher: G P Putnam
Country: US
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 0399147101
Page Count: 294
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Robert B. Parker: Author's website
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