x dismiss this message
Did you know you can edit this page?
-
Sign Into Shelfari
-
Choose something to edit
-
Save your contributions
see page history
Description edit
When Boston aristocrat Loudon Tripp hires Spenser to investigate his wife's murder, Spenser uncovers high-class scandals and a corpse who might not be dead after all. Reprint. NYT. K.
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters edit
- Loudon Tripp: Add a description of this character.
- Spenser: Hard boiled detective (The series is based on the adventures of this character)
- Dr. Susan Silverman: Spenser's long time girlfriend. She is a psychologist and his sounding board.
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
LOUDON TRIPP, WEARING a seersucker suit and a Harvard tie, sat in my office on a very nice day in September and told me he'd looked into my background and might hire me.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 20 of 40 in The Spenser Novels. (standard series)
Preceded by Double Deuce, and followed by Walking Shadow.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Robert B. Parker (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Putnam
Country: US
Publication Date: 1993
ISBN: 0399138188
Page Count: 223
Publisher: Putnam
Country: US
Publication Date: 1993
ISBN: 0399138188
Page Count: 223
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
Subjects edit
Popular Tags
Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Robert B. Parker: Author's website
Books with Additional Background Information edit
We’re hiding the errata, movie connections, books that influenced this book, books influenced by this book, books that cite this book and books cited by this book sections. If you would like to add content to them, you must first make them visible.
