Cold Service - Hardcover

Parker, Robert B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0399152407 ISBN 13: 9780399152405

Publisher: Putnam Pub Group, 2005

Synopsis

When his friend, Hawk, is brutally injured after helping protect another man, bookie Luther Gillespie, Boston private detective Spenser throws himself into Hawk's rehabilitation and investigates the Ukrainian mob he believes is responsible for the attack, a case that is complicated by local police force corruption. 250,000 first printing.

About this title

About the Author:

Robert B. Parker was the author of more than fifty books. He died in January 2010.

From the Inside Flap:

When Spenser's closet ally, Hawk, is brutally injured and left for dead while protecting booking Luther Gillespie, Spenser embarks on an epic journey to rehabilitate his friend in body and soul. Hawk, always proud, has never been dependent on anyone. Now he is forced to make connections: to the medical technology that will ensure his physical recovery, and to reinforce the tenuous emotional ties he has to those around him.

Spenser quickly learns that the Ukrainian mob is responsible for the hit, but finding a way into their tightly knit circle is not nearly so simple. Their total control of the town of Marshport, from the bodegas to the police force to the mayor's office, isn't just a sign of rampant corruption--it's a form of arrogance that only serves to ignite Hawk's desire to get even. As the body count rises, Spenser is forced to employ some questionable techniques and even more questionable hired guns while redefining his friendship with Hawk in the name of vengeance.
From the Compact Disc edition.

About this edition

• Publisher: Putnam Pub Group
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0399152407
• ISBN 13: 9780399152405
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 305