Painted Ladies (Thorndike Press Large Print Core) - Hardcover

Parker, Robert B.

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9781410430847: Painted Ladies (Thorndike Press Large Print Core)

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ISBN 10: 1410430847 ISBN 13: 9781410430847

Publisher: Thorndike Press, 2010

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Hired by a museum to provide protection during a ransom exchange for a stolen painting, Spenser is personally outraged when the ransom fails and the painting is not recovered, a case that makes him question the innocence of the art scholar who retained him. (Suspense). By the late best-selling author of The Professional. Simultaneous.

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About the Author:

Born and raised in Massachusetts, Robert B. Parker completed a Ph.D. in English at Boston University. He married his wife Joan in 1956. He began writing his Spencer novels while teaching at Boston's North-eastern University in 1971. In 1997 he wrote his first Jesse Stone novel, Night Passage. Parker was named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 2002.

From AudioFile:

Series narrator Joe Mantegna clearly delivers Robert Parker's uncluttered writing and sharp dialogue. He conveys just the right notes of sarcasm and humor to capture both P.I. Spenser's cockiness and his more introspective side. In this novel Spenser seems more inside himself than usual as he works alone (Hawk is AWOL) to unsnarl a tangle of art thefts and moral challenges that have their roots in the Holocaust. The lovely Susan's frequent appearances offer needed breaks in the violence and help maintain the snappy repartee. Although there is rumor of one more book still to be released in the series, fans lament the loss of Parker and his appealing Boston P.I. M.O.B. � AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

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