Robert B. Parker's Slow Burn: 45 (Spenser)

Atkins, Ace

ISBN 10: 1524754765 ISBN 13: 9781524754761

Publisher: Listening Library, 2017

Synopsis

Boston PI Spenser faces a hot case and a personal crisis in this adventure in Ace Atkins’ iconic New York Times bestselling series.

The fire at a boarded-up Catholic church raged hot and fast, lighting up Boston’s South End and killing three firefighters who were trapped in the inferno. A year later, as the city prepares to honor their sacrifice, there are still no answers about how the deadly fire started. Most at the department believe it was just a simple accident: faulty wiring in a century-old building. But Boston firefighter Jack McGee, who lost his best friend in the blaze, suspects arson.

McGee is convinced department investigators aren’t sufficiently connected to the city’s lowlifes to get a handle on who's behind the blaze—so he takes the case to Spenser. Spenser quickly learns not only that McGee might be right, but that the fire might be linked to a rash of new arsons, spreading through the city, burning faster and hotter every night. Spenser follows the trail of fires to Boston’s underworld, bringing him, his trusted ally Hawk, and his apprentice Sixkill toe-to-toe with a dangerous new enemy who wants Spenser dead, and doesn’t play by the city’s old rules. Spenser has to find the firebug before he kills again—and stay alive himself.

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Review

Praise for "Robert B. Parker s Kickback"
It s great to see Spenser tackle a social evil with its roots in real life. "Kirkus Reviews"
A topical plot line propels bestseller Atkins s engrossing fourth Spenser novel . . . Once again, Atkins has done a splendid job of capturing the voice of the late Robert B. Parker. "Publishers Weekly"
Praise for Ace Atkins s Quinn Colson novels:
Atkins finds his natural-born storytellers everywhere. It s all music to these ears. Marilyn Stasio, "The New York Times""

Scene-by-scene, line-by-line pleasures are authentic. Kirkus
Atkins tosses in a surprising change to his lead s status quo, and series fans will be eager to see what he does with it in Spenser s next outing. Publishers Weekly
A 5-alarm thriller Atkins deftly recreates the Spenser character and his Boston milieu. Associated Press
Sizzling Slow Burn rises to a blazing finish and leaves Spenser with some major decisions to make. Can t wait to find out how it goes. Tampa Bay Times"

"Scene-by-scene, line-by-line pleasures are authentic."--Kirkus Reviews

"Atkins tosses in a surprising change to his lead's status quo, and series fans will be eager to see what he does with it in Spenser's next outing."--Publishers Weekly

"A 5-alarm thriller...Atkins deftly recreates the Spenser character and his Boston milieu."--Associated Press

"Sizzling...Slow Burn rises to a blazing finish and leaves Spenser with some major decisions to make. Can't wait to find out how it goes."--Tampa Bay Times

About the Author

Robert B. Parker was the author of seventy books, including the legendary Spenser detective series, the novels featuring police chief Jesse Stone, and the acclaimed Virgil Cole–Everett Hitch westerns, as well as the Sunny Randall novels. Winner of the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award and long considered the undisputed dean of American crime fiction, he died in January 2010.
 
Ace Atkins is the Edgar Award–nominated author of seventeen books, including the forthcoming Quinn Colson novel The Redeemers, and was selected by the Robert B. Parker estate to continue the Spenser novels, most recently the New York Times bestsellers Robert B. Parker’s Kickback and Robert B. Parker’s Cheap Shot.

About this edition

• Publisher: Listening Library
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1524754765
• ISBN 13: 9781524754761
• Binding: Audio CD
• Number of pages: 1