Robert B. Parker's Cheap Shot - (Spenser) by Ace Atkins (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Investigating the perpetrators of violent off-field incidents who compromised the public image of a star linebacker before kidnapping his young son, Spenser assembles a team of associates to comb through the underworld of Boston.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>"Atkins gives Robert B. Parker's long-running series one of its best installments to date" (Bookreporter.com) as Spenser investigates the kidnapping of a football player's son.</b> <p/> Kinjo Heywood is one of the New England Patriots' marquee players--a hard-nosed linebacker who's earned his standing as one of the toughest guys in the league. He may be worth millions but his connection to a nightclub shooting two years before is still putting a dangerous spin on his life, and his career. <p/> When Heywood's nine-year-old son, Akira, is kidnapped, and a winding trail through Boston's underworld begins, Spenser puts together his own all-star team of toughs. It will take both Hawk and Spenser's protégé, Zebulon Sixkill, to watch Spenser's back. Because Heywood's next unpredictable move puts everyone in jeopardy as the clock winds down on Akira's future.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>Praise for <i>Robert B. Parker's Cheap Shot </i></b> <p/> "<i>Robert B. Parker's Cheap Shot</i> shows why [Ace Atkins] was a perfect choice to continue the Spenser novels."--<i>West Orlando News</i> <p/> "A stupendous addition to the series."--MysteryPeople.com <p/> "Atkins is bringing his own energy and strengths to Parker's series. <i>Cheap Shot</i> is Spenser, by the book."--<i>Tampa Bay Times</i> <p/> "Atkins's gift...could lead to a long run, to the delight of Spenser devotees."--<i>Publishers Weekly <p/></i><b>Praise for Ace Atkins and the Spenser Series<br></b><br>"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. In addition to the signature dialogue, all the familiars are fully resurrected: Susan, the sexy shrink; Pearl, the wonder dog; Hawk, the wonder sidekick; good cop Quirk, and, of course, Spenser himself, that consummate knight errant for the twenty-first century."--<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> <p/>"It's a feat when a writer creates characters who live and breathe on the page and make readers care and keep coming back for more. To manage that with someone else's characters, let alone with an icon like Spenser, is a minor miracle. Ace Atkins pulls it off."--<i><i>Chicago Sun-Times</i> <p/></i>"Atkins does a wonderful job with the characters created by Parker."--<i>Booklist</i> <p/>"Classic Spenser--the Spenser of wry wit, tasty food and drinks, hard workouts and lethal confrontations...Once again, Atkins has delivered a thriller that evokes the best of Parker's Spenser series, not least the punchy back-and-forth of the dialogue."--Associated Press <p/>"Atkins has done a splendid job of capturing the voice of the late Robert B. Parker."--<i>Publishers Weekly</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Robert B. Parker</b> 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. <p/> <b>Ace Atkins </b>is the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of the Quinn Colson novels, the first two of which--<i>The Ranger</i> and <i>The Lost Ones</i>--were nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Novel (he also has a third Edgar nomination for his short story, "Last Fair Deal Gone Down"). In addition, he is the author of several <i>New York Times </i>bestselling novels in the continuation of Robert B. Parker's Spenser series. Before turning to fiction, he was a correspondent for the<i> St. Petersburg Times</i>, a crime reporter for the<i> Tampa Tribune</i>, and, in college, played defensive end for the undefeated Auburn University football team (for which he was featured on the cover of <i>Sports Illustrated</i>). He lives in Oxford, Mississippi.
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