Chance
Author: Robert B. Parker
Mafia princess Shirley Meeker wants her husband back. So does her father the kingpin and a few other shady characters. Spenser and hawk head to Vegas to find Anthony Meeker and to confirm their suspicion that all these people aren’t just missing Anthony’s smile. And Spenser has to make some sense of some very disorganized crime…….Read More
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