BOOK DETAILS/INFORMATION:
This is the first Spenser novel written by Robert B. Parker. It was originally published in 1973. Many know this character from the Spenser: For Hire television series in the 80′s where Spenser was played by Robert Urich.
Followed by: God Save The Child
PLOT SUMMARY:
Set in the early 1970s, this novel serves as the introduction to Spenser, a private investigator in Boston. Spenser is hired by a university to recover a stolen manuscript, a medieval document of great historical and literary importance. At first, the case doesn’t involve any violence. But eventually, someone ends up dead… Continue reading

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