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Violence
Some
Moderate violence including a bombing and confrontations with art thieves
Language
Some
Hard-boiled language throughout
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult relationship references consistent with the series
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking typical of the series
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of art, greed, and the betrayal of trust
What this book is about
Spenser is hired as security for a ransom drop to recover a stolen Dutch master painting — but the exchange goes wrong and his client, a professor, is killed in the blast. Determined to find who arranged the trap, Spenser digs into the shadowy world of stolen art, academic egos, and international criminals. One of Parker's later, more refined Spenser novels.
Notes for sensitive readers
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bombing and sudden death of a client
stolen art and criminal conspiracy
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