Boston PI Spenser and right hand Hawk follow a con man's trail of smoke and mirrors in the latest entry of the iconic crime series. After conning everyone from the cable news shows to the local cops, it looks like the grifter's latest double cross may be his last.
Connie Kelly thought she'd found her perfect man on an online dating site. He was silver-haired and handsome, with a mysterious background working for the C.I.A. She fell so hard for M. Brooks Welles that she wrote him a check for almost three hundred thousand dollars, hoping for a big return on her investment.
But within weeks, both Welles and her money are gone. Her therapist, Dr. Susan Silverman, hands her Spenser's card.
A self-proclaimed military hotshot, Welles had been a frequent guest on national news shows speaking with authority about politics and world events. But when he disappears, he leaves not only a jilted lover but a growing list of angry investors, duped cops, and a team of paramilitary contractors looking for revenge.
Enter Spenser, who quickly discovers that everything about Welles is phony. His name, his resume, and his client list are nothing but an elaborate fraud. But uncovering the truth won't be easy, as he'll have to keep the mystery man alive long enough to get back his client's money. As the trail winds from Boston to backroads Georgia, Spenser will need help from trusted allies Hawk and Teddy Sapp to make sure Welles's next con is his last.
'Robert B Parker's Spenser is one of the best private detectives in fiction' - Sunday Telegraph
'Spenser is as tough and funny as ever, and Atkins has become a worthy successor' - Booklist
Praise for Ace Atkins and the Spenser Series
AtkinsdoesawonderfuljobwiththecharacterscreatedbyParker.Toloyalistsitmaybe
heresy, butacasecanbemadefortheAtkinsnovelsbeingbetterthansomeofthelast
SpensermysteriespennedbyParker.Atop-notchthriller. "Booklist"(starred review)
Classic Spenser the Spenser of wry wit, tasty food and drinks, hard workouts and lethal confrontations . . . Once again, Atkins has delivered a thriller that evokes the best of Parker s Spenser series, not least the punchy back-and-forth of the dialogue. Associated Press
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""
Praise for Ace Atkins and the Spenser Series "Atkins does a wonderful job with the characters created by Parker. To loyalists it may be
heresy, but a case can be made for the Atkins novels being better than some of the last
Spenser mysteries penned by Parker. A top-notch thriller." --
Booklist (starred review)
"Classic Spenser--the Spenser of wry wit, tasty food and drinks, hard workouts and lethal confrontations . . . Once again, Atkins has delivered a thriller that evokes the best of Parker's Spenser series, not least the punchy back-and-forth of the dialogue." --Associated Press
"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 taut, suspenseful story line drives Edgar-finalist Atkins's sixth Spenser novel...which deepens the relationship between the Boston PI and his significant other, therapist Susan Silverman." -
Publishers Weekly
Praise for Ace Atkins and the Spenser Series"Atkins does a wonderful job with the characters created by Parker. To loyalists it may be
heresy, but a case can be made for the Atkins novels being better than some of the last
Spenser mysteries penned by Parker. A top-notch thriller." --
Booklist (starred review)
"Classic Spenser--the Spenser of wry wit, tasty food and drinks, hard workouts and lethal confrontations . . . Once again, Atkins has delivered a thriller that evokes the best of Parker's Spenser series, not least the punchy back-and-forth of the dialogue." --Associated Press
"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 taut, suspenseful story line drives Edgar-finalist Atkins's sixth Spenser novel...which deepens the relationship between the Boston PI and his significant other, therapist Susan Silverman.- -
Publishers Weekly
Praise for Ace Atkins and the Spenser Series-Atkins does a wonderful job with the characters created by Parker. To loyalists it may be
heresy, but a case can be made for the Atkins novels being better than some of the last
Spenser mysteries penned by Parker. A top-notch thriller.- --
Booklist (starred review)
-Classic Spenser--the Spenser of wry wit, tasty food and drinks, hard workouts and lethal confrontations . . . Once again, Atkins has delivered a thriller that evokes the best of Parker's Spenser series, not least the punchy back-and-forth of the dialogue.- --Associated Press
-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 taut, suspenseful story line drives Edgar-finalist Atkins's sixth Spenser novel...which deepens the relationship between the Boston PI and his significant other, therapist Susan Silverman."--
Publishers Weekly
"Atkins really hit his stride as steward for Parker's characters." -
Booklist Praise for Ace Atkins and the Spenser Series
"Atkins does a wonderful job with the characters created by Parker. To loyalists it may be heresy, but a case can be made for the Atkins novels being better than some of the last Spenser mysteries penned by Parker. A top-notch thriller."--Booklist (starred review)
"Classic Spenser--the Spenser of wry wit, tasty food and drinks, hard workouts and lethal confrontations...Once again, Atkins has delivered a thriller that evokes the best of Parker's Spenser series, not least the punchy back-and-forth of the dialogue."--Associated Press
"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
Praise for Robert B. Parker's Little White Lies
"Atkins, a longtime Spenser fan, understands the character and what makes him tick. He knows Spenser's world and the people who inhabit it. He writes with the same spare style as Parker and peppers the narrative with the same wry wit."--
Fort Worth Star Telegram "A taut, suspenseful story line drives Edgar-finalist Atkins's sixth Spenser novel...which deepens the relationship between the Boston PI and his significant other, therapist Susan Silverman."--
Publishers Weekly "Atkins really hit his stride as steward for Parker's characters."--
Booklist Praise for Ace Atkins and the Spenser Series
"Handpicked by the Parker estate to be the keeper of the flame for the Spenser franchise, award-winning author Ace Atkins rises flawlessly to the occasion. In addition to the signature dialogue, all the familiars are fully resurrected: Susan, the sexy shrink; Pearl, the wonder dog; Hawk, the wonder sidekick; good cop Quirk, and, of course, Spenser himself, that consummate knight errant for the twenty-first century."--
Kirkus Reviews "It's a feat when a writer creates characters who live and breathe on the page and make readers care and keep coming back for more. To manage that with someone else's characters, let alone with an icon like Spenser, is a minor miracle. Ace Atkins pulls it off."--
Chicago Sun-Times "Atkins does a wonderful job with the characters created by Parker."--
Booklist "Classic Spenser--the Spenser of wry wit, tasty food and drinks, hard workouts and lethal confrontations...Once again, Atkins has delivered a thriller that evokes the best of Parker's Spenser series, not least the punchy back-and-forth of the dialogue."--Associated Press
"Atkins has done a splendid job of capturing the voice of the late Robert B. Parker."--
Publishers Weekly
