Painted ladies

By Robert B. Parker

Subjects: Art thefts, Boston (mass.), fiction, Private investigators, Fiction, Art thieves, Mystery, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Spenser (fictitious character), fiction, Crime, fiction, Criminals, fiction, Investigation, Private investigators, fiction

Description: Called upon by The Hammond Museum and renowned art scholar Dr. Ashton Prince, Boston PI Spenser accepts his latest case: to provide protection during a ransom exchange-money for a stolen painting. The case becomes personal when Spenser fails to protect his client and the valuable painting remains stolen. Spenser fails his assignment to protect the person responsible for handing over ransom money for a stolen painting. He then decides to track down the thieves and retrieve the masterpiece on his own, putting his life in danger. The plot contains violence.