"Handpicked by the Parker estate to be the keeper of the flame for the Spenser franchise, award-winning author Ace Atkins...rises flawlessly to the occasion."-- Kirkus Reviews When fourteen-year-old Mattie Sullivan asks Spenser to look into her mother's murder, he's not convinced...
When fourteen-year-old Mattie Sullivan?asks Spenser to look into her mother's murder, he's not completely convinced by her claim that the police investigation four years ago was botched. Mattie is gruff, street-smart, and wise beyond her years, left to care for her younger siblings...