Pale Kings and Princes by Robert B. Parker (1987, Hardcover)

Pale Kings and Princes
by Robert B. Parker
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Copyright 1987
FIRST PRINTING

A reporter who was prying into the cocaine trade in the central Massachusetts town of Wheaton has been murdered, and Spenser is called in to investigate.  When he's rebuffed by the police and threatened by a Colombian produce dealer who may be the cocaine kingpin, it's apparent that Wheaton isn't just another small town, but a major center for the cocaine trade in the Northeast.

As Spenser digs deeper for evidence, he meets three women on whom the case seems to turn:  Emmy Esteva, the wife of the reputed cocained kingpin; Juanita Olmon, a young woman who'd been involved with the murdered reporter; and Caroline Rogers, the wife of the Wheaton Police Chief.

After another murder is committed and an attempt is made on Spenser's life, he turns for help to Hawk, whose special skills keep them all alive, and to Susan, whose psychological insights are more and more necessary as the chase moves away from cocaine and appears to hinge more on older and more basic problems -- jealousy, passion, and hate.

Pale Kings and Princes, the fourteenth Spenser novel, takes us into the cutthroat, multibillion-dollar cocaine business, where drugs are valued above all and human life is frighteningly dispensable.

Condition:  Used.  Hardcover.  Dust cover.  Pages may be tanning and discolored from age.  Dust cover shows a bit of edge wear and light tanning from age.  Previous owner's "Library Of" stamp is on the front endpaper.

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