Robert B. Parker’s Someone to Watch Over Me

Robert B. Parker was the author of seventy books, including the legendary Spenser detective series, the novels featuring Police Chief Jesse Stone, and the acclaimed Virgil Cole-Everett Hitch Westerns, as well as the Sunny Randall novels. Winner of the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award and long considered the undisputed dean of American crime fiction, he died in January 2010. Ace Atkins is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty-seven books, including ten books in his Quinn Colson series. Handpicked by the Robert B. Parker Estate nearly a decade ago to continue the Spenser series, he's written nine novels about the iconic private eye. He lives and works in Oxford, Mississippi.

In the latest thriller featuring the legendary Boston PI, Spenser and his young protégé Mattie Sullivan take on billionaire money manager running a network of underaged girls for his rich and powerful clients.

Ten years ago, Spenser helped a teenage girl named Mattie Sullivan find her mother's killer and take down an infamous Southie crime boss. Now Mattie--a college student with a side job working for the tough but tender private eye--dreams of being an investigator herself. Her first big case involves a fifteen-year-old girl assaulted by a much older man at one of Boston's most prestigious private clubs. The girl, Chloe Turner, only wants the safe return of her laptop and backpack. But like her mentor and boss, Mattie has a knack for asking the right questions of the wrong people.

Soon Spenser and Mattie find ties between the exploitation of dozens of other girls from working class families to an eccentric billionaire and his sadistic henchwoman with a mansion on Commonwealth Avenue. The mystery man's wealth, power and connections extend well beyond Massachusetts - maybe even beyond the United States. Spenser and trusted ally Hawk must again watch out for Mattie as she unravels a massive sex-trafficking ring that will take them from Boston to Boca Raton to the Bahamas, crossing paths with local toughs, a highly-trained security company, and an old enemy of Spenser's--the Gray Man--for a final epic showdown.

ACE ATKINS IS THE REAL DEAL: With rave reviews from critics and fans alike for his own Quinn Colson series, Atkins is the perfect writer to have taken over Robert B. Parker's acclaimed Spenser books. All of his novels, most recently Angel Eyes, have received fantastic reviews and media coverage, establishing his impressive credentials for continuing the series. Additionally, cross-promotion of the Spenser novels with the Quinn Colson series has boosted both series, as well as Atkins's notoriety.SPENSER IS A FAN FAVORITE: Spenser is the biggest and most popular Parker series, and the novels consistently make an annual climb up the New York Times bestseller list.THE PARKER BRAND REMAINS STRONG: Since Robert B. Parker's passing in 2010, more than fifteen new co-authored titles across the three series have sold more than a million copies.STRONG ONLINE COMMUNITY: The Robert B. Parker Facebook page is a treasure trove of Robert B. Parker correspondence, photos, current media updates, and insider information, and is a place for fans to meet and talk about their favorite books and characters. Reader feedback has been outstanding.HARDCOVER TIE-IN: This paperback will publish shortly after the new Spenser hardcover installment.