Parker, Robert B.

Spenser's client, Harvey Shepard, has lost his pretty wife and a loan shark has put the bite on him. Now suddenly Spenser is in so deep that the only way out is a plan so risky, it makes dying look like a sure thing.

After witnessing a murder, Aaron Newman teams up with his neighbor, Chris Hood, to chase the killer through the woods of Maine.

Boston private investigator Sunny Randall goes on the road to protect a bestselling author, and along the way she uncovers a surprising world of dark secrets.

Boston private investigator Sunny Randall finds herself in the middle of a shooting war with the mob when she is hired by a wealthy family to locate their runaway daughter Millicent, and must call upon her underworld contacts to rescue the teen who has turned to prostitution.

Spencer and his cohort Hawk investigate a murder in the housing projects of Boston and are drawn into a world of violence and hatred.

Freelance gunslingers Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch find Allie French working in a brothel and relocate with her to Brimstone where they are hired as deputy sheriffs, but a string of murders and frequent disagreements between the local saloon owner and preacher make it difficult for Cole and Hitch to keep the peace.

Hired to kidnap a boy from his father, Spenser heads for the Maine woods to give a puny fifteen-year-old a crash course in survival.

Spenser reflects back to when he was fourteen-years-old and how he helped his best friend Jeannie when she was abducted by her abusive father.

Fifteen-year-old Terry, an aspiring boxer, uncovers the mystery behind the unexpected death of a classmate.

Fourteen-year-old Bobby, living in a small Massachusetts town just after World War II, finds himself facing many new challenges as he tries to pull together his coachless basketball team, cope with new feelings for his old friend Joanie, and discover the identity of the mysterious stranger who seems to be threatening his teacher.