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When a serial offender dubbed the "Spare Change Killer" returns to Boston after three decades, the police call on retired cop Phil Randall, the original task force leader, to help catch him. Phil recruits his daughter, sharp‑eyed PI Sunny Randall, to assist. Sunny believes she has a suspect but lacks hard evidence, and she must navigate her own instincts, the tension between father and daughter, and a series of murders that increasingly resemble her. As the killer strikes again, the stakes rise and Sunny must decide how far she will go to stop the threat — even if it means putting herself in danger.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Robert B. Parker
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