Small Vices

Imprint: No Exit Press

Category: Crime & mystery

Series: A Spenser Novel

Small Vices

Small Vices

A Spenser Novel

Robert B Parker

Ellis Alves is a bad kid from the ‘hood with a long record, but did he really murder Melissa Henderson, a white student from ritzy Pemberton College? Alves’s former lawyers think he was framed, and they hire Spenser to uncover the truth. From Boston’s back streets to Manhattan’s elite, Spenser and Hawk search for suspects, including Melissa’s rich kid tennis-star boyfriend. But when a man with a .22 puts Spenser in a coma, the hope for justice might just die along with the detective…

Category: Crime & mystery

Paperback

RRP: £6.99

ISBN: 9781842433089

Published: August 21, 2008

Extent: 336 pages

Ebook

RRP: £4.99

ISBN: 9781843441625

Published: April 25, 2013

Reviews

‘Parker has written a powerful piece about the defeat and reclamation of a hero’

Marilyn Stasio , New York Times

‘The best writer of this kind of fiction in the business today’

New Republic

Frequently Asked Questions

What is "Small Vices" about?

Ellis Alves is a bad kid from the 'hood with a long record, but did he really murder Melissa Henderson, a white student from ritzy Pemberton College? Alves's former lawyers think he was framed, and they hire Spenser to uncover the truth. From Boston's back streets to Manhattan's elite, Spenser and Hawk search for suspects, including Melissa's rich kid tennis-star boyfriend. But when a man with a .22 puts Spenser in a coma, the hope for justice might just die along with the detective...

Who wrote "Small Vices"?

"Small Vices" was written by Robert B Parker.

Robert B Parker was the best-selling author of over 60 books, including Small Vices, Sudden Mischief, Hush Money, Hugger Mugger, Potshot, Widows Walk, Night Passage, Trouble in Paradise, Death in Paradise, Family Honor, Perish Twice, Shrink Rap, Stone Cold, Melancholy Baby, Back Story, Double Play, Bad Business, Cold Service, Sea Change, School Days and Blue Screen. He died in 2010 at the age of 77.

Who would enjoy "Small Vices"?
"Small Vices" will appeal to readers who enjoy books about Crime & mystery.
Is "Small Vices" part of a series?

Yes, "Small Vices" is part of the "A Spenser Novel" series. It's book 24 in the series.

Robert B Parker

Robert B Parker

Robert B Parker was the best-selling author of over 60 books, including Small Vices, Sudden Mischief, Hush Money, Hugger Mugger, Potshot, Widows Walk, Night Passage, Trouble in Paradise, Death in Paradise, Family Honor, Perish Twice, Shrink Rap, Stone Cold, Melancholy Baby, Back Story, Double Play, Bad Business, Cold Service, Sea Change, School Days and Blue Screen. He died in 2010 at the age of 77.

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