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Description edit
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... read more
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Characters edit
- Kathie: Add a description of this character.
- Hawk: Spenser's friend and backup. Hawk is a handsome and dangerous black man.
- Zachary
- Paul
- Downes
- Hugh Dixon
- Dr. Susan Silverman: Spenser's long time girlfriend. She is a psychologist and his sounding board.
- Spenser: Hard boiled detective (The series is based on the adventures of this character)
- Jason Carroll
- Katherine
- Henry Cimoli: Runs the gym Spencer and Hawk use - The Harbor Health Club
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
Hugh Dixon's home sat on a hill in Weston and looked out over the low Massachusetts hills as if asphalt had not been invented yet.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 5 of 40 in The Spenser Novels. (standard series)
Preceded by Promised Land, and followed by Looking for Rachel Wallace.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Robert B. Parker (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Country: US
Publication Date: 1978
ISBN: 0395266823
Page Count: 181
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Country: US
Publication Date: 1978
ISBN: 0395266823
Page Count: 181
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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