Review
"The best new private eye in fiction since  Raymond Chandler." -- Dan  Wakefield

"As tough as they come and spiked with a  touch of real class." -- Kirkus  Reviews

"Tough,  wisecracking, unafraid, lonely, unexpectedly literate--an  many respects the very examplar of the species."  -- The New York Times  

"Spenser gives the tribe of hard-boiled  wonders a new vitality and complexity."  -- Chicago Sun-Times


Review
"The best new private eye in fiction since  Raymond Chandler." -- Dan  Wakefield

"As tough as they come and spiked with a  touch of real class." -- Kirkus  Reviews

"Tough,  wisecracking, unafraid, lonely, unexpectedly literate--an  many respects the very examplar of the species."  -- The New York Times  

"Spenser gives the tribe of hard-boiled  wonders a new vitality and complexity."  -- Chicago Sun-Times


Book Description




From the Publisher
"The best new private eye in fiction since Raymond Chandler." -- Dan Wakefield"As tough as they come and spiked with a touch of real class." -- Kirkus Reviews "Tough, wisecracking, unafraid, lonely, unexpectedly literate--an many respects the very examplar of the species." -- The New York Times "Spenser gives the tribe of hard-boiled wonders a new vitality and complexity." -- Chicago Sun-Times


From the Back Cover
"The best new private eye in fiction since Raymond Chandler." -- Dan Wakefield"As tough as they come and spiked with a touch of real class." -- Kirkus Reviews "Tough, wisecracking, unafraid, lonely, unexpectedly literate--an many respects the very examplar of the species." -- The New York Times "Spenser gives the tribe of hard-boiled wonders a new vitality and complexity." -- Chicago Sun-Times

FROM THE PUBLISHER