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The Godwulf Manuscript

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New York Times bestselling author of the Spenser series of crime thrillers—Book 1 in the series

“The toughest, funniest, wisest, private eye in the field these days.”—Houston Chronicle

Spenser earned his degree in the school of hard knocks, so he is ready when a Boston university hires him to recover a rare, stolen manuscript. He is hardly surpised that his only clue is a radical student with four bullets in his chest.

The cops are ready to throw the book at the pretty blond coed whose prints are all over the murder weapon but Spenser knows there are no easy answers. He tackles some very heavy homework and knows that if he doesn't finish his assignment soon, he could end up marked “D”—for dead.

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Brian H7 / 10

“I’ve read all the Jesse Stone novels and find them easy to read and very enjoyable.  This Spenser novel, my first read in this series was also easy to read.  The Spenser in this first book is a wise ass and somewhat lacking in moral fiber.  Not yet the character/hero type portrayed in the TV series but there are many more books for him to grow.  There were…”

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Robert B. Parker

Robert B. Parker's résumé is familiar to most of his readers. Born and raised in Massachusetts, graduated from Colby College in Maine, married Joan Hall, had two sons, earned his Ph.D. at Boston University, taught at Northeastern University, and wrote nearly seventy books. There are other factoids about him that are…

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