‘Nobody does it better’ Publishers Weekly When Boston mobster Julius Ventura asks Spenser and his sidekick, Hawk, to find his missing son-in-law, it’s clear he’s not telling the whole truth. But something about the case appeals to Spenser and he agrees to take it, only to find himself at the centre of a gangland turf war.’When it comes to detective novels, 90 per cent of us admit he’s an influence, and the rest of us lie about it’ Harlan Coben’Reading a Spenser novel is like a family reunion – it makes one feel good’ Library Journal