HundredDollar Baby, Robert B. Parker
HundredDollar Baby, Robert B. Parker
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Hundred-Dollar Baby

Author: Robert B. Parker

Narrator: Joe Mantegna

Unabridged: 5 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/24/2006


Synopsis

Once upon a time, though not so long ago, there was a girl named April Kyle–a beautiful teenage runaway who turned to prostitution to escape her terrible family life. Now, April Kyle’s return in Hundred-Dollar Baby is nothing short of shocking.
When a mature, beautiful, and composed woman strides into Spenser’s office, the Boston PI barely hesitates before recognizing his once and future client. Now a well-established madam herself, April is still looking for Spenser’s approval, and it takes her a moment before she can ask him for his assistance.
April claims to be in the dark about who is trying to shake her and her business down, but Spenser and Hawk find ties to organized crime and local kingpin Tony Marcus, as well as a scheme to franchise her operation across the country. As Spenser again plays the gallant knight, it becomes clear that April’s not as innocent as she seems. In fact, she may be her own worst enemy.

About The Author

Featuring rapid-fire dialogue and spicy characters, Robert B. Parker's books are top-shelf reading for fans of detective crime novels. His Spenser series is several titles strong and an established classic; lately Parker has raised the stakes with two additional series (one featuring private eye Sunny Randle, the other featuring police chief Jesse Stone) that may eventually rival his beloved Boston P.I.Parker passed away in January 2010 at the age of 77, following a successful career writing more than 60 books that audiences continue to enjoy. Joe Mantegna is a versatile, seasoned actor on both stage and screen; he first garnered national prominence for his work with writer-director David Mamet, earning a Tony award for Glengarry Glen Ross in 1983. He currently stars in the hit TV show Criminal Minds. Mr. Mantegna has become synonomous with Robert B. Parker's Spenser; he narrates the entire Spenser series for BOT. Mantegna is also the voice of Fat Tony on The Simpsons. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bobby on November 03, 2019

Hundred-Dollar Baby was a last hurrah of sorts for the Spenser series, and a return to near-greatness for Parker as a writer. The emotional impact of the final entry in the sad April Kyle trilogy within the Spenser canon was well written and deeply moving. The years seemed to disappear — almost — as......more

Goodreads review by Bill on August 09, 2019

This is the third Spenser adventure featuring high-priced hooker April Kyle, and, taken together, the three of them—Ceremony (1981), Taming a Seahorse (1986), and Hundred Dollar Baby (2006)—are close to being a Spenser trilogy. The three books resonate with each other, illuminate each other, and Hun......more

Goodreads review by Kemper on March 08, 2013

Once upon a time, Spenser tracked down a young runaway prostitute named April Kyle in Ceremony and had to save her again in Taming A Sea-Horse. Now April is back and in need of his help. Hopefully the third time’s the charm. April is now a polished veteran of the world of high class prostitution, and......more

Goodreads review by Alec's Always Bored on April 13, 2024

Your usual Spencer mystery. Not bad but the dark ending left a bad taste in my mouth.......more

Goodreads review by Bill on January 03, 2025

Once again Spenser does his best to try and “save” April Kyle. This is the third time she has appeared in the series. As with her other appearances you know you’re in for a deeply moving human drama wrapped in a Spenser mystery. Will Spenser finally be able to save her or is it true that some people......more