Robert B. Parkers Bye Bye Baby, Ace Atkins
Robert B. Parkers Bye Bye Baby, Ace Atkins
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Robert B. Parker's Bye Bye Baby

Author: Ace Atkins

Narrator: Joe Mantegna

Unabridged: 6 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/18/2022


Synopsis

Boston PI Spenser takes on a new case in this installment in Robert B. Parker's iconic New York Times bestselling series.

Carolina Garcia-Ramirez is a rising star in national politics, taking on the establishment with her progressive agenda. Tough, outspoken, and driven, the young congresswoman has ignited a new conversation in Boston about race, poverty, health care, and the environment. Now facing her second campaign, she finds herself not only fighting a tight primary with an old guard challenger but also contending with numerous death threats coming from hundreds of suspects.
 
When her chief of staff reaches out to Spenser for security and help finding the culprits of what he believes to be the most credible threats, Garcia-Ramirez is less than thrilled. Since her first grassroots run, she’s used to the antipathy and intimidation women of color often face when seeking power. To her, it’s all noise. But it turns out an FBI agent disagrees, warning Spenser that Garcia-Ramirez might be in real danger this time.
 
It doesn’t take long for Spenser to cross paths with an extremist group called The Minutemen, led by a wealthy Harvard grad named Bishop Graves. Although Graves is a social media sensation, pushing an agenda of white supremacy and toxic masculinity, he denies he’s behind the attacks. As the primary nears and threats become a deadly plot, it’s up to Spenser, Hawk, and a surprise trusted ally to ensure the congresswoman is safe. This is Spenser doing what he does best, living by a personal code and moral compass that can’t ever be broken. 

About The Author

Robert B. Parker was the author of seventy books, including the legendary Spenser detective series, the novels featuring Police Chief Jesse Stone, and the acclaimed Virgil Cole-Everett Hitch Westerns, as well as the Sunny Randall novels. Winner of the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award and long considered the undisputed dean of American crime fiction, he died in January 2010. Ace Atkins is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty-seven books, including ten books in his Quinn Colson series. Handpicked by the Robert B. Parker Estate nearly a decade ago to continue the Spenser series, he's written nine novels about the iconic private eye. He lives and works in Oxford, Mississippi.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kemper on January 08, 2022

I received a free advance copy of this from NetGalley for review. This is a real good news/bad news situation. The good news is that this is probably the best Spenser book that Ace Atkins has written yet. The bad news is that it’s the last one he’s doing. *sigh* Let’s focus on the good news for the m......more

Goodreads review by Monnie on October 25, 2021

Yes! Although I've read and enjoyed all the Spenser book written by this author after original author Robert B. Parker's passing, there always seemed to be something missing. For one thing, the "voice" of Spenser's pal Hawk never seemed quite right (and too often, he didn't get enough page space for......more

Goodreads review by Jack on July 29, 2024

5 Stars. It's more of a four, but deserves a bump if only for Spenser taking on the radical right and the white supremacists. Here in Canada those two can be separated, but Atkins doesn't distinguish in 'Bye Bye Baby.' In combination it's the toxic right and they're the ones Spenser confronts in his......more

Goodreads review by Scott on April 15, 2022

Ace Atkins is back with his tenth and final “Spenser” novel following the untimely death of Robert B. Parker, the creator of the classic Boston-based private investigator extraordinaire. It’s hard to believe that it’s been over 10 years since Parker passed away, let alone this is Atkins tenth outing......more

Goodreads review by Laury on February 23, 2022

A I don’t read books like this to get a political message, one I agree or disagree with. I might read Ace Atkins once more and if it has a message I will not finish it or any others.......more


Quotes

“A crime yarn laced with tension and wit.”--Kirkus Reviews

“Atkins continues his very successful stewardship of the late Robert B. Parker’s beloved Spenser series. . . This fast-moving and suspenseful thriller is also laced with clever banter. . . Spenser lives and lives well!”--Booklist

Bye Bye Baby is classic Spenser. . . Atkins captures the essence of the Spenser novels, complete with beloved characters.”--Crime Fiction Critic