Robert B. Parkers Someone to Watch O..., Ace Atkins
Robert B. Parkers Someone to Watch O..., Ace Atkins
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Robert B. Parker's Someone to Watch Over Me

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Author: Ace Atkins

Narrator: Joe Mantegna

Unabridged: 6 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/12/2021


Synopsis

In the latest thriller featuring the legendary Boston PI, Spenser and his young protégé Mattie Sullivan take on billionaire money manager running a network of underaged girls for his rich and powerful clients.

Ten years ago, Spenser helped a teenage girl named Mattie Sullivan find her mother's killer and take down an infamous Southie crime boss. Now Mattie--a college student with a side job working for the tough but tender private eye--dreams of being an investigator herself. Her first big case involves a fifteen-year-old girl assaulted by a much older man at one of Boston's most prestigious private clubs. The girl, Chloe Turner, only wants the safe return of her laptop and backpack. But like her mentor and boss, Mattie has a knack for asking the right questions of the wrong people.

Soon Spenser and Mattie find ties between the exploitation of dozens of other girls from working class families to an eccentric billionaire and his sadistic henchwoman with a mansion on Commonwealth Avenue. The mystery man's wealth, power and connections extend well beyond Massachusetts - maybe even beyond the United States. Spenser and trusted ally Hawk must again watch out for Mattie as she unravels a massive sex-trafficking ring that will take them from Boston to Boca Raton to the Bahamas, crossing paths with local toughs, a highly-trained security company, and an old enemy of Spenser's--the Gray Man--for a final epic showdown.

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 November 10, 2020

I received a free advance copy of this from NetGalley. Spenser tries to bring down a rich pedophile who has been protected for years by his wealth and influence. This guy also has a partner in a woman who helps him lure the girls in, and they are often taken to a private island where other powerful m......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on February 25, 2022

Boston private detective Spenser had his first outing in 1973, and as the series fast approaches its fiftieth book it would be tempting to conclude that by now he’d come across as a tired, seen it all has-been who is simply going through the motions. Truth to tell, it feels nothing like that. In 201......more

Goodreads review by Chris on November 26, 2020

Cool PI story - very Epstein-ish. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Since I can’t remember the last time I read a story by Robert Parker, reading this version, even though it’s number 48 in a series, was a brand new experience. I have to say I was not intimidated in the least to be reading book 48 in the ser......more

Goodreads review by Bill on July 31, 2024

This is essentially Spenser vs Epstein, down to the private island and all. We even have a federal agent named Epstein if you really need a slap in the face to get the connection. Did Ace jump the shark with this entry? Probably. Still it is very enjoyable to see justice done on page while nothing ha......more

Goodreads review by Anthony on January 15, 2021

This is the last of the Spenser books. No, it isn’t an end to the series, but it is the end of my reading of the new ones. After forty-eight years, three authors, and forty-nine books, it is time to say goodbye to Spenser, Hawk, Susan and all the rest of the gang. When Robert Parker died suddenly ten......more


Quotes

"In this latest in his continuation of Robert B. Parker's beloved Spenser series, Atkins continues to
do the late author proud....The talented Atkins delivers another engrossing thriller."—Booklist

“Addictive. . . Atkins expertly revives the verve and muscular prose of the early books.”—Seattle Times