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  • Robert B. Parker's Old Black Magic: Spenser, Book 46
  • Written by: Ace Atkins, Robert B. Parker
  • Narrated by: Joe Mantegna
  • Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)

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Robert B. Parker's Old Black Magic

Written by: Ace Atkins, Robert B. Parker
Narrated by: Joe Mantegna
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Publisher's Summary

Iconic, tough-but-tender Boston PI Spenser delves into the black market art scene to investigate a decades-long unsolved crime of dangerous proportions.

The heist was legendary, still talked about 20 years after the priceless paintings disappeared from one of Boston's premier art museums. Most thought the art was lost forever, buried deep, sold off overseas, or, worse, destroyed as incriminating evidence. But when paint chips from the most valuable piece stolen, Gentlemen in Black by a Spanish master, arrives at the desk of a Boston journalist, the museum finds hope and enlists Spenser's help.

Soon the cold art case thrusts Spenser into the shady world of black market art dealers, aged Mafia bosses, and old vendettas. A $5 million reward by the museum's top benefactor, an aged, unlikable Boston socialite, sets Spenser and pals Vinnie Morris and Hawk onto a trail of hidden secrets, jailhouse confessions, and decades-old murders.

Set against the high-society art scene and the low-life back alleys of Boston, this is classic Spenser doing what he does best.
©2018 Ace Atkins, Robert B. Parker (P)2018 Random House Audio
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What the critics say

“Atkins perfectly catches Spenser’s breezy voice and Parker’s knack for creating vivid characters.” (Seattle Times)

“Atkins...again captures all the qualities Spenser fans love in the series: smart-ass humor, a touch of romance, plenty of violence, and, of course, Spenser’s complex sense of honor. Atkins adds his own touch in the form of complex plots with genuine mysteries at their center.” (Booklist)

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Missing pieces

No Hawk, no Susan = unconvincing. Joe Mantegna saves this one from being completely lost.

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