Audio Book Description:
Spenser knows something`s amissthe moment Dennis Doherty walks into his office. They guy`s aggressive yet wary, in the way men frightened for theirmarriages always are. So when Doherty asks Spenser to investigate his wife Jordan`s abnormal behavior, Spenser agrees.A job`s a job, after all. Notsurprisingly, Spenser catches Jordan with another man, tellsDennis what he`sfound out, and considers the case closed.But a couple of days later,all hell breaks loose, and three people are dead. This isn`t just a marital affair gone bad. Spenser is in the middle of a hornet`s nest of trouble,and he has to get out of it without getting stung. With Hawk watching his back and gun-for-hire Vinnie Morris providing extra cover, Spenser delvesinto a complicated and far-reaching operation: Jordan`s former lover Perry Alderson is the leader of a group that helps sponsor terrorists. TheBoston P.I. will use all his connections-both above and below the law-to uncover the truth behind Alderson`s antigovernment organization.Alderson doesn`t like Spenser poking around his business, sohe decides to get to him through Susan Silverman. But what Alderson doesn`t realize isthat Spenser will do anything to keep Susan out of harm`s way; nothing will keep him from the woman he loves.
