In new Spenser thriller: Kids are OK, judges aren't
When a teenager's innocent social media prank turns into a punishing trip behind bars, the Boston private eye Spenser begins a probe that stretches from freezing, blustery New England all the way to a sunny Florida marina.
Along the way he gets a look at an Alcatraz for boys and finds himself on the wrong side of the law, at least as it's practiced in a bleak Massachusetts mill town. As Spenser has in the past, he gets help from Hawk, his well-armed sidekick, and finds time for rest and relaxation with the lovely, urbane Susan Silverman.
In short, Robert B. Parker's Kickback is classic Spenser - the Spenser of wry wit, tasty food and drinks, hard workouts and lethal confrontations. It's a reader's guide to greater Boston and a nostalgic trip into the noir world of guys who privately investigate all manner of wrongdoing.
