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When 16-year-old Mattie Sullivan asks Spenser to look into her mother’s death from four years earlier he has doubts about her claim the investigation was botched. Mattie is gruff, street smart and old beyond her years, left to care for her younger siblings and an alcoholic grandmother in a... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Mattie Sullivan: 14 year old girl, heroine
- Paul Giacomin: A young man that Spenser saved from a terrible home situation in an earlier case and has become like his son.
- Mickey Green: In jail for killing Julie Sullivan
- Julie Sullivan: Murdered mom of Mattie
- Frank Belson: Continuing character - Sargent in Boston Homicide and friend of Spenser
- Shirley: Bartender at Four Green Fields Bar
- Tom Heinsohn: Add a description of this character.
- Dr. Susan Silverman: A psychiatrist who is Spenser's lady love
- Epstein: FBI
- Moon Murphy
- Pepper: AKA Red Cahill
- Grandma Sullivan: Julie's mother - Mattie and her siblings live with her
- Chico Hirsch
- Henry Cimoli: Runs the gym Spencer and Hawk use - The Harbor Health Club
- Vinnie Morris: The 'gun' for Gino a mobster but also a friend of Spenser's who helps him in some cases.
- Gino Fish: Boston Organized Crime boss
- Tiffany Royce
- Martin Quirk: Boston police lieutenant; commander of the homicide bureau; well-dressed;
- Touchie Kiley
- Hawk: Spenser's friend and backup. Hawk is a handsome and dangerous black man.
- Mike Gorman
- Alden Reid
- Spenser: Hard boiled detective (The series is based on the adventures of this character)
- Gerry Broz: Wiseguy boss from Boston in the mob with his father Joe.
- Pearl: Spenser and Susan's dog
- Peter Contini
- Rita Fiore: Boston attorney, continuing character.
- Tom Connor: FBI
- Ty-Bop
- Joe Broz: Mob boss and Gerry Broz's father
- Mr. Jack Flynn
- Theresa Donovan: Julie Sullivan's friend
- Bobby Barrett: Boston PD
- Adrian Gonzalez
- Junior
- Pedroia
- Genevive Zucconi
- Tony Cennamo
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
I spotted the girl even before she knocked on my door.
Table of Contents edit
Chapters 1 - 63
Series & Lists edit
This is book 40 of 41 in The Spenser Novels. (standard series)
Preceded by Sixkill, and followed by Robert B. Parker's Wonderland (Spenser).
This book is in 2012 Published Books. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Ace Atkins (Author)
First Edition edit
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Publication Date: May 1, 2012
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Page Count: 320
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Publication Date: May 1, 2012
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Page Count: 320
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- Dewey: 813
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