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Small Vices - (Spenser) by  Robert B Parker (Paperback) - 1 of 1

Small Vices - (Spenser) by Robert B Parker (Paperback)

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  • Ellis Alves is no angel.
  • 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.
  • 384 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Mystery & Detective
  • Series Name: Spenser

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Ellis Alves is no angel. But his lawyer says he was framed for the murder of college student Melissa Henderson and asks Spenser for help. From Boston's back streets to Manhattan's elite, Spenser and Hawk search for suspects, including Melissa's rich-kid, tennis star boyfriend. But when a man with a .22 puts Spenser in a coma, the hope for justice may die with him.



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Ellis Alves is no angel. But his lawyer says he was framed for the murder of college student Melissa Henderson...and asks Spenser for help.

From Boston's back streets to Manhattan's elite, Spenser and Hawk search for suspects, including Melissa's rich-kid, tennis-star boyfriend. But when a man with a .22 puts Spenser in a coma, the hope for justice may die with him...



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"In Small Vices Mr. Parker not only brings his hero to the point of death but challenges him to confront his own mortality in a way that he hasn't since Valediction."--The New York Times Book Review, Marilyn Stasio



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.
Dimensions (Overall): 7.33 Inches (H) x 4.4 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)
Weight: .54 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Series Title: Spenser
Sub-Genre: Mystery & Detective
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Number of Pages: 384
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Theme: Hard-Boiled
Format: Paperback
Author: Robert B Parker
Language: English
Street Date: March 1, 1998
TCIN: 92118961
UPC: 9780425162484
Item Number (DPCI): 247-14-5221
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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  • A: The central conflict revolves around Ellis Alves, accused of murdering a college student, and Spenser's investigation into the case.

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Q: What is the author's background?

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  • A: Robert B. Parker was a prolific author of seventy books, famous for his Spenser detective series.

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