Robert B. Parker’s Old Black Magic
Robert B. Parker’s Old Black Magic by Ace Atkins is a first edition published by Penguin on May 7, 2019. This 352-page novel follows the iconic Boston private investigator Spenser as he delves into the black-market art scene to unravel a decades-old unsolved crime. The story begins with the legendary heist of priceless paintings from a prominent Boston art museum, which has left many believing the artwork was lost or destroyed. However, when paint chips from one of the stolen pieces surface, the museum seeks Spenser’s expertise to uncover the truth.
Readers will find Spenser navigating a complex web of black market art dealers, Mafia connections, and long-standing grudges. The promise of a five-million-dollar reward from a wealthy benefactor adds urgency to his investigation, leading him and his associates, Vinnie Morris and Hawk, into a world filled with hidden secrets and betrayal. Set against the contrasting backdrops of Boston’s high-society art scene and its gritty underbelly, this narrative showcases Spenser’s skills as he confronts danger and deception in pursuit of justice.
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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 twenty 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 five-million-dollar-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, murder, and double crosses.
Set against the high-society art scene and the lowlife back alleys of Boston, this is classic Spenser doing what he does best.
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