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Chasing the Bear

Chasing the Bear

A Young Spenser Novel
CrimeMystery
Published
2009
Language
English

Synopsis

Boston private investigator Spenser is hired to protect a former baseball player, now a successful businessman, who is being threatened. As Spenser delves into the case, he uncovers a web of old grudges and dangerous secrets that put both his client and himself in peril. He must navigate the city's underworld to confront a formidable adversary and ensure justice is served.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

GrittyTenseAdventurous
Anti-Hero

Genres

Crime Mystery Thriller

About the author

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Robert B. Parker

Robert B. Parker (1932–2010) was an American crime novelist best known for creating Spenser, the wisecracking Boston private investigator at the center of 40 novels beginning with The Godwulf Manuscript (1974). He also created the Jesse Stone and Sunny Randall detective series and, starting with Appaloosa, a series of Westerns featuring Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch. He served in the US Army in Korea and earned a PhD in English from Boston University, and in 2002 the Mystery Writers of America n...