false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170710424m/69614.jpg 69614 10 A client from a decades-old case reaches out to Boston PI Spenser-but can he rescue troubled April Kyle once more? <br><br> Longtime Spenser fans will remember that once upon a time, though not so long ago, there was a girl named April Kyle-a beautiful teenage runaway who turned to prostitution to escape her terrible family life. The book was 1982's <i>Ceremony</i>, and, thanks to Spenser, April escaped Boston's "Combat Zone" for the relative safety of a high-class New York City bordello. April resurfaced in <i>Taming a Sea-Horse</i>, again in dire need of Spenser's rescue-this time from the clutches of a controlling lover. But April Kyle's return in <i>Hundred-Dollar Baby</i> is nothing short of shocking. <br><br> When a mature, beautiful, and composed April strides into Spenser's office, the Boston PI barely hesitates before recognizing his once and future client. Now a well-established madam herself, April oversees an upscale call-girl operation in Boston's Back Bay. Still looking for Spenser's approval, it takes her a moment before she can ask him, again, for his assistance. Her business is a success; what's more, it's an all-female enterprise. Now that some men are trying to take it away from her, she needs Spenser. <br><br> April claims to be in the dark about who it is that's trying to shake her down, but with a bit of legwork and a bit more muscle, Spenser and Hawk find ties to organized crime and local kingpin Tony Marcus, as well as a scheme to franchise the operation across the country. As Spenser again plays the gallant knight, it becomes clear that April's not as innocent as she seems. In fact, she may be her own worst enemy. 1968493 1983 Hundred-Dollar Baby (Spenser, Book 34) total:774|5:111|4:280|3:307|2:63|1:13| 774 2735 981 69 0 2 false false Tue Mar 11 18:31:35 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 11 18:34:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 05:42:59 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 05:43:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Dec 31 12:38:51 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 12:39:10 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 07:56:55 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 08:01:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 19 00:03:38 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 01:32:57 -0700 2008
Love Spenser. Love Hawk. Spenser's girlfriend? Yeah, I'd hang out wi...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Aug 13 15:53:42 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 13 15:54:42 -0700 2007 Parker, Robert – 32nd in series
G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2006- Hardcover
*** Spencer doesn’t immediately recognize April Kyle, the woman he’s rescued twice before; once as a young prostitute and again from a disastrous rel...more...]]> 3 0 true false Wed Dec 10 12:14:29 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 17:53:00 -0800 2008 Aside from that, no black man or woman on the face of this earth speaks in the manor that he attempted to make them sound. Thug or not... it was just unrea...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Apr 24 12:08:58 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 12:12:48 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Mon May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 20:45:17 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 20:46:57 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Thu Apr 10 21:46:01 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 21:46:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jun 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 14:41:49 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 25 08:54:51 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Mar 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 14:12:39 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 14:25:50 -0800 2008
The plot itself? I'm of mixed mind on it. It's the third ap...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 20:43:19 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 20:44:45 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 22 07:35:41 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 07:39:18 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Sep 06 11:30:04 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 11:30:24 -0700 2009 ]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 17:40:39 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 07:03:14 -0800 2009 ]]> 2 0 false false Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 17:22:34 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 12:16:27 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 15:18:20 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 15:48:12 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 09:43:21 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 09:49:12 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 22:41:44 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 22:42:38 -0800 2009 1 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=69614