Part of Spenser
First published 2021
Mattie Sullivan starts with a simple case. Her friend's teenage sister lost her backpack and laptop in what sounds like a minor incident. Mattie, now 22 and working part-time for private investigator Spenser, wants to handle this one herself. She dreams of becoming a detective like her mentor, who helped her find her mother's killer nearly a decade ago. But the missing items lead Mattie into dangerous territory. The trail connects to other young women who have vanished, all linked to billionaire Peter Steiner and his associate Poppy. Steiner wields influence over local politicians and state officials, making him untouchable through normal channels. As Boston winter sets in, Spenser and his partner Hawk must protect Mattie while she pursues the case. The investigation expands from Boston to Miami and the Bahamas, revealing an international sex trafficking operation. Spenser faces off against the Gray Man, an old adversary, in a final confrontation that tests everyone's survival skills.
Genres: adventure, suspense, mystery, crime, adult-fiction, thriller
Vibes: action-packed, dark, fast-paced, gritty, intense, suspenseful
Tropes: coming-of-age, dangerous-investigation, found-family, mentor-protg
Setting: Boston, Miami, Bahamas
Period: 21st-century, contemporary
400 pages · Kindle Edition · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Content warnings: sexual-assault, trafficking, violence
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