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Robert B. Parker's Cheap Shot

By Ace Atkins

By Ace Atkins

By Ace Atkins

By Ace Atkins

By Ace Atkins
Read by Joe Mantegna
Created by Robert B. Parker

By Ace Atkins
Read by Joe Mantegna
Created by Robert B. Parker

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Part of Spenser

Part of Spenser

Part of Spenser

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May 05, 2015 | ISBN 9780425275191 *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

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May 06, 2014 | ISBN 9780399171352

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May 06, 2014 | 447 Minutes

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    About Robert B. Parker’s Cheap Shot

    “Atkins gives Robert B. Parker’s long-running series one of its best installments to date” (Bookreporter.com) as Spenser investigates the kidnapping of a football player’s son.

    Kinjo Heywood is one of the New England Patriots’ marquee players—a hard-nosed linebacker who’s earned his standing as one of the toughest guys in the league. He may be worth millions but his connection to a nightclub shooting two years before is still putting a dangerous spin on his life, and his career.

    When Heywood’s nine-year-old son, Akira, is kidnapped, and a winding trail through Boston’s underworld begins, Spenser puts together his own all-star team of toughs. It will take both Hawk and Spenser’s protégé, Zebulon Sixkill, to watch Spenser’s back. Because Heywood’s next unpredictable move puts everyone in jeopardy as the clock winds down on Akira’s future.

    About Robert B. Parker’s Cheap Shot

    “Atkins gives Robert B. Parker’s long-running series one of its best installments to date” (Bookreporter.com) as Spenser investigates the kidnapping of a football player’s son.

    Kinjo Heywood is one of the New England Patriots’ marquee players—a hard-nosed linebacker who’s earned his standing as one of the toughest guys in the league. He may be worth millions but his connection to a nightclub shooting two years before is still putting a dangerous spin on his life, and his career.

    When Heywood’s nine-year-old son, Akira, is kidnapped, and a winding trail through Boston’s underworld begins, Spenser puts together his own all-star team of toughs. It will take both Hawk and Spenser’s protégé, Zebulon Sixkill, to watch Spenser’s back. Because Heywood’s next unpredictable move puts everyone in jeopardy as the clock winds down on Akira’s future.

    About Robert B. Parker’s Cheap Shot

    The iconic, tough-but-tender Boston PI Spenser returns in an outstanding new addition to the New York Times-bestselling series from author Ace Atkins.

    Kinjo Heywood is one of the New England Patriots’ marquee players—a hard-nosed linebacker who’s earned his reputation as one of the toughest guys in the league. When off-field violence repeatedly lands Heywood in the news, his slick agent hires Spenser to find the men who he says have been harassing his client.

    Heywood’s troubles seem to be tied to a nightclub shooting from two years earlier. But when Heywood’s nine-year-old son, Akira, is kidnapped, ransom demands are given, and a winding trail through Boston’s underworld begins, Spenser puts together his own all-star team of toughs. It will take both Hawk and Spenser’s protégé, Zebulon Sixkill, to watch Spenser’s back and return the child to the football star’s sprawling Chestnut Hill mansion. A controversial decision from Heywood only ups the ante as the clock winds down on Akira’s future.

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    About Ace Atkins

    Ace Atkins is the New York Times bestselling author of the Quinn Colson novels, the first two of which, The Ranger and The Lost Ones, were nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Novel (he also has a third Edgar nomination for his short… More about Ace Atkins

    About Ace Atkins

    Ace Atkins is the New York Times bestselling author of the Quinn Colson novels, the first two of which, The Ranger and The Lost Ones, were nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Novel (he also has a third Edgar nomination for his short… More about Ace Atkins

    About Ace Atkins

    Ace Atkins is the New York Times bestselling author of the Quinn Colson novels, the first two of which, The Ranger and The Lost Ones, were nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Novel (he also has a third Edgar nomination for his short… More about Ace Atkins

    Product Details

    Category: Crime Mysteries | Suspense & Thriller

    Mass Market Paperback | $9.99
    Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons
    May 05, 2015 | 384 Pages | 4-3/16 x 7-1/2 | ISBN 9780425275191

    Category: Crime Mysteries | Suspense & Thriller

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons
    May 06, 2014 | 320 Pages | ISBN 9780399171352

    Category: Mystery & Suspense | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $15.00
    Published by Random House Audio
    May 06, 2014 | 447 Minutes | ISBN 9780449807965

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    Praise

    Praise for Robert B. Parker’s Cheap Shot

    “Robert B. Parker’s Cheap Shot shows why [Ace Atkins] was a perfect choice to continue the Spenser novels.”—West Orlando News

    “A stupendous addition to the series.”—MysteryPeople.com

    “Atkins is bringing his own energy and strengths to Parker’s series. Cheap Shot is Spenser, by the book.”—Tampa Bay Times

    “Atkins’s gift…could lead to a long run, to the delight of Spenser devotees.”—Publishers Weekly 

    Praise for Ace Atkins and the Spenser Series

    “Handpicked by the Parker estate to be the keeper of the flame for the Spenser franchise, award-winning author Ace Atkins rises flawlessly to the occasion. In addition to the signature dialogue, all the familiars are fully resurrected: Susan, the sexy shrink; Pearl, the wonder dog; Hawk, the wonder sidekick; good cop Quirk, and, of course, Spenser himself, that consummate knight errant for the twenty-first century.”—Kirkus Reviews

    “It’s a feat when a writer creates characters who live and breathe on the page and make readers care and keep coming back for more. To manage that with someone else’s characters, let alone with an icon like Spenser, is a minor miracle. Ace Atkins pulls it off.”—Chicago Sun-Times

    “Atkins does a wonderful job with the characters created by Parker.”—Booklist
     
    “Classic Spenser—the Spenser of wry wit, tasty food and drinks, hard workouts and lethal confrontations…Once again, Atkins has delivered a thriller that evokes the best of Parker’s Spenser series, not least the punchy back-and-forth of the dialogue.”—Associated Press

    “Atkins has done a splendid job of capturing the voice of the late Robert B. Parker.”—Publishers Weekly

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