Most Popular Books by Robert B Parker

PI Spenser is hired to find the missing husband of a Boston gangster''s daughter. The assignment leads him to the underworld in Las Vegas where he realizes the case is not one of young love, but control of the gangland in Boston.

Now in its 14th edition, Nobes and Parker''s Comparative International Accounting is a comprehensive and coherent text on international financial reporting. It is primarily designed for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in comparative and international aspects of financial reporting. The book explores the conceptual and contextual found.

Boston PI Sunny Randall investigates a popular book critic on a mean streak... only for her to wind up dead, in the latest thriller in Robert B. Parker''s bestselling series. World famous author Melanie Joan Hart asks for Sunny''s help in tracking down Book Babe, the screen-name of an enormously popular book reviewer, who has trolled her with a deeply insulting one-star review. This usually wouldn''t matter except that Book Babe has thousands of followers, and her unwarranted blast has Melanie''s publisher threatening to pull all her books. But Sunny''s investigation reveals that the reviewer and Melanie have a rich history – in fact, she may even have good reason to hate the torn-up author. And when Book Babe suddenly turns up dead, casting Melanie as a possible suspect, Sunny finds herself in a complicated web, which, if she can''t untangle fast enough, might just put a target on her back.

Spenser may have uncovered an explosive secret that threatens the career of a controversial figure, in this latest installment of Robert B. Parker''s beloved series. Vic Hale isn''t anyone''s idea of a father figure. He is one of the biggest – and loudest – podcasters in the nation and got there by spewing overheated rhetoric that''s reviled by some but loved by even more. His particular brand of ''entertainment'' is so successful, he''s about to sign the biggest contract in the history of online broadcasting. Vic''s riding high... until he gets a visit from Spenser, who specialises in bringing guys like Hale back down to Earth. Spenser is there on behalf of Daniel Lopez, a young man who believes Hale may be his father. It''s a potentially explosive revelation for a man in the podcaster''s position and it might even be enough to blow up his massive new deal. That could explain the bodies that start popping up – bodies connected in one way or another with the mystery surrounding Daniel''s birth. There are a lot of questions remaining, and Spenser''s going to have to find the answers before someone shuts Hale or Daniel up for good.

''Spenser''s back with a vengeance'' Best Thriller Books Spenser investigates a case that hits dangerously close to home in this latest installment of Robert B. Parker''s beloved series. Spenser is waiting out the latest Boston snowstorm when he gets word that Rita Fiore has been shot. Rita''s always been a tricky one: flirting with Spenser for years, she''s an ever-present figure that transcends friendship in Spenser''s circle. But at the end of the day, Rita is family. And family will always be protected. Both a pitbull in the courtroom and provocateur outside it, Rita is no stranger to controversy. But as one of the city''s toughest lawyers, Spenser knows that there''s no short list of suspects who might want to enact revenge. With Rita''s life hanging in the balance, it''s up to him to get to the bottom of things, even if it means unearthing some unsavory secrets that might just lead him into an age-old game of lies and deceit.

Police Chief Jesse Stone finds himself in the crosshairs of a rich hedge fund manager dead set on making Paradise Jesse''s personal Hell, in this latest installment of Robert B. Parker''s beloved series. Fresh off an acquittal in a multi-billion-dollar fraud case, Ramsey Devlin doesn''t think the law applies to him. This becomes apparent when Jesse finds him passed out, drunk, and on the side of the road in a Maclaren worth more than most people''s homes. After Devlin takes a swing at him and Jesse swiftly dumps him in the drunk tank, Jesse realizes he''s made an enemy. Devlin makes it his life''s mission to use his money and influence to provoke Jesse. And thanks to a few big campaign donations, he''s got Jesse''s nemesis, Gary Armistead, the mayor of Paradise, on his side. Devlin''s even got Molly Crane, Jesse''s deputy chief, wanting to act on her violent urges. Jesse has every reason to want Devlin out of his town. But when he vanishes, and bloodstains are found on the carpet of his monstrous seaside mansion, Jesse finds himself the main suspect in Devlin''s disappearance. Suspended from his position as chief, Jesse must solve the case and prove his own innocence... or he might be the one to wind up behind bars.

An acclaimed Spenser novel, totally repackaged to add to the attractive new editions of Robert B. Parker''s backlist. "A genuine, haunting love story".--Publishers Weekly.

Mystery fans will delight in matching wits with Spencer, Robert B. Parker''s critically acclaimed P.I., in this fast-paced, highly entertaining novel. "The sassiest, funniest, most enjoyable-to-read private eye around today".--Cincinnati Post. Striking new cover treatment.

A part of Dell''s Robert B. Parker reissue program, this newly packaged, thrill-a-minute mystery will keep the adrenaline flowing. Praise for Parker''s popular private eye Spenser: "Tough, wisecracking, unafraid, and unexpectedly literate--in many respects (Spencer''s) the very exemplar of the species".--The New York Times.