Ceremony
Pretty teenager April Kyle is in grown-up-trouble, involved with people who'd beat her up for a dollar and kill her for five. Now she's disappeared, last seen in the Combat Zone, that side of Boston where nothing's proper, especially the sex for sale.With Hawk, his sidekick, Spenser takes on the...
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Pretty teenager April Kyle is in grown-up-trouble, involved with people who'd beat her up for a dollar and kill her for five. Now she's disappeared, last seen in the Combat Zone, that side of Boston where nothing's proper, especially the sex for sale.With Hawk, his sidekick, Spenser takes on the whole X-rated industry. From a specialty whorehouse in Providence to stylish Back Bay bordellos, he pits muscle and wit against bullets and brawn until he finds what he's looking for: April Kyle, little girl lost."Nowhere is Spenser's vitality clearer than in CEREMONY...Spenser probably had more to do with changing the private eye from coffin-chaser to a full-bodied human being than any other detective hero." (Chicago Sun-Times)From the Cassette edition.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780307874269 (0307874265)
Publish date: June 9th 2010
Publisher: Dell
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
Series: Spenser 4 (#9)
When a troubled teenager named April Kyle is seen hooking in Boston, her parents want her brought back. While Spenser won't work for the father at any price, he takes the case for the princely sum of one dollar from April's mother. Spenser, Hawk, and Susan soon find themselves caught in a web of und...
Classic Parker. Spencer is back in Boston with Susan (who has yet to become annoying) and Hawk doing what he does best. The previous book in the series (A Savage Place) was my least favorite but this one was among the best. Listened to the audio version read by the competent if slightly boring M...