Spare Change (Sunny Randall) - Softcover

Parker, Robert B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 042522192X ISBN 13: 9780425221921

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2008

Synopsis

Boston P.I. Sunny Randall joins forces with the most important man in her life—her father—to crack a thirty-year-old case.

When a serial murderer dubbed “The Spare Change Killer” by the Boston press surfaces after three decades in hiding, the police immediately seek out the cop, now retired, who headed the original task force: Phil Randall. As a sharp-eyed investigator and a doting parent (“You’re smart. You’re tough . . . You, too, are a paradigm of law enforcement- perfection, and you’re my kid”), Phil calls on his daughter Sunny to help trap the criminal who eluded him so many years before.

After interviewing just a handful of suspects, Sunny is certain that she’s found her man. Though she has no evidence against Bob Johnson, she trusts her intuition. And she knows the power she has over him—she can feel the skittishness and sexual tension that he radiates when he’s around her—but convincing her father and the rest of the task force is a different story.

When the killer strikes a second time and a third, the murders take a macabre turn, as, eerily, the victims each resemble Sunny. While her father pressures her to drop the case, her need to create a trap to catch her killer grows.

In a compelling game of cat-and-mouse, Sunny Randall uses all her skills to draw out her prey, realizing too late that she’s setting herself up to become the next victim.

About this title

About the Author:

Robert B. Parker was the author of more than fifty books. He died in January 2010.

From AudioFile:

Kate Burton has just the right voice to portray Sunny Randall, former cop and now a proficient PI. Shes gutsy enough to confront a serial killer yet attractive enough to discern which outfit is perfect for meeting him. SPARE CHANGE is the sixth novel for plucky Sunny, and, in typical Parker style, this mystery satisfies his fans with the inclusion of characters from the Spenser novels. The Spare Change Killers random murder spree has suddenly resurged after a twenty-year hiatus. Sunnys dad, Phil, comes out of retirement because of his work on the old case, and Sunny joins him to track down the killer. Burton deftly handles the dialogue between them, giving Phils voice a believable New England accent. N.M.C. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 042522192X
• ISBN 13: 9780425221921
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336