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A bad-boy movie star named Jumbo pushes the limits of his reputation when he's accused of rape and murder. When the Boston PD calls on Spencer, he meets Jumbo's young bodyguard, Zebulon Sixkill, and the two form an unlikely alliance. It's a high profile case for Spenser, but the Hollywood secrets he uncovers are sordidly unsavory- and not just those of the accused...

Gunslinging saddle pals Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch rescue Allie French, Virgils former sweetie who ran off to become a prostitute, and head to Brimstone, south Texas. The two gunmen sign on as deputy sheriffs, but Brimstone fails to provide a quiet respite. A mysterious Indian is killing locals, and a brutal saloon owner and corrupt preacher are headed for a showdown...Virgil and Everett settle on a tricky solution that involves a talented tracker, a bribe, a double-cross, a noxious cloud of gun smoke and a pile of perforated bodies. The result is classic Parker - exciting, suspenseful and entertaining.

Publisher Comments: The New York Timesabestselling authoras richly imagined work of historical fiction: a powerful tale of the Old West from the acknowledged master of crime fiction. I had an eight-gauge shotgun that Iad taken with me when I left Wells Fargo. It didnat take too long for things to develop. I sat in the tall lookout chair in the back of the saloon with the shotgun in my lap for two peaceful nights. On my third night it was different. I could almost smell trouble beginning to cook . . . .a After the bloody confrontation in Appaloosa, Everett Hitch heads into the afternoon sun and ends up in Resolution, an Old West town so new the dust has yet to settle. Itas the kind of town that doesnat have much in the way of commerce, except for a handful of saloons and some houses of ill repute. Hitch takes a job as lookout at Amos Wolfsonas Blackfoot Saloon and quickly establishes his position as protector of the ladies who work the backroomsaas well as a man unafraid to stand up to the enforcer sent down from the OaMalley copper mine. Though Hitch makes short work of hired gun Koy Wickman, tensions continue to mount, so that even the self-assured Hitch is relieved by the arrival in town of his friend Virgil Cole. When greedy mine owner Eamon OaMalley threatens the loose coalition of local ranchers and starts buying up Resolutionas few businesses, Hitch and Cole find themselves in the middle of a makeshift war between OaMalleyas men and the ranchers. In a place where law and order donat exist, Hitch and Cole must make their own, guided by their sense of duty, honor, and friendship.

Having created a successful business empire, life was never going to be easy for Henry Cage when he was forced by his colleagues to quit. Despite a generous severance package, it still felt like the end of a love affair. As he drifts towards a new millennium, a lonely future unrolls ahead of him. When his ex-wife Nessa summons him to Palm Beach, he realises time is running out to redress the past. But one seemingly random vicious act begins to escalate out of control as he is pursued by a psychopath with a score to settle. The Upright Piano Player is a short novel which packs a terrific emotional punch. It explores with an unflinching eye the whims of fate and the small but devastating flaws in human nature.

If your taste is for tough, wise-cracking private eyes in the Raymond Chandler/Philip Marlowe vein, you should make the acquaintance of Spenser. Robert B Parker's durable detective has been at the centre of a long-running and accomplished series, with Rough Weather a strong new entry in the canon.

A knock on Spenser´s office door can only mean one thing: a new case This time the visitor is a local lawyer with an interesting story Elizabeth Shaw specializes in wills and trusts at the Boston law firm of Shaw & Cartwright, and over the years she´s developed a friendship with wives of very wealthy men However, these rich wives have a mutual secret: they´ve all had an affair with a man named Gary Eisenhower_ and now he´s blackmailing them for money...

Hired as a bodyguard at an exclusive society wedding, Spenser witnesses an unexpected crime: the kidnapping of the young bride, which opens the door for murder, family secrets, and the reappearance o

Igual que el famoso detective Spenser, Sunny Randall trabaja en Boston, tiene una buena relación con la policía y conoce bien a los bajos fondos. Sin embargo, Sunny presenta una visión distinta del mundo detectivesco. Ante la imposibilidad de utilizar la fuerza, la detective tendra que recurrir a la astucia y a la inteligencia para resolver el caso que la ocupa: dar con una quinceañera fugada de la casa de sus millonarios padres que no tiene muchas ganas de que la encuentren.

'Robert B Parker's Spenser is one of the best private eyes in fiction' - The Sunday Telegraph Boston PI Spenser returns - heading west to the rich man's haven of Potshot, Arizona, a former mining town reborn as a paradise for LA millionaires looking for the idyllic life. But when their life-style is threatened by a 21st century gang of desert rats, misfits, drunks and scavengers, led by a charismatic leader known as The Preacher, it looks as if their dream of the beautiful life will end up a nightmare. Enter Spenser, called in to beat the gang at their game.