Book 1 of Spenser novels
Boston (Mass.) Detective Fiction Fiction - Mystery Hard-Boiled Mystery Mystery & Detective Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled Mystery fiction Private Investigators Private investigators - Massachusetts - Boston Spenser (Fictitious character) Suspense
EDITORIAL REVIEW:
"Robert B. Parker has taken his place beside Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and Ross MacDonald".--The Boston Globe.