Robert B. Parker's Slow Burn (Spenser #45)

By: Ace Atkins

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Synopsis: Boston PI Spenser faces a hot case and a personal crisis in this adventure in Robert B. Parker&’s iconic New York Times bestselling series.The fire at a boarded-up Catholic church raged hot and fast, lighting up Boston&’s South End and killing three firefighters who were trapped in the inferno. A year later, as the city prepares to honor their sacrifice, there are still no answers about how the deadly fire started. Most at the department believe it was just a simple accident: faulty wiring in a century-old building. But Boston firefighter Jack McGee, who lost his best friend in the blaze, suspects arson. McGee is convinced department investigators aren&’t sufficiently connected to the city&’s lowlifes to get a handle on who's behind the blaze—so he takes the case to Spenser. Spenser quickly learns not only that McGee might be right, but that the fire might be linked to a rash of new arsons, spreading through the city, burning faster and hotter every night. Spenser follows the trail of fires to Boston&’s underworld, bringing him, his trusted ally Hawk, and his apprentice Sixkill toe-to-toe with a dangerous new enemy who wants Spenser dead, and doesn&’t play by the city&’s old rules. Spenser has to find the firebug before he kills again—and stay alive himself.