) First edition | |
| Author | Robert B. Parker |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Spenser |
| Genre | Detective fiction |
| Publisher | Putnam |
Publication date | 1993 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 223 pp |
| ISBN | 0-399-13818-8 |
| OCLC | 26635630 |
| 813/.54 20 | |
| LC Class | PS3566.A686 P33 1993 |
| Preceded by | Double Deuce |
| Followed by | Walking Shadow |
Paper Doll is the 20th Spenser novel by Robert B. Parker. The story follows the Boston-based PI Spenser as he tries to solve the apparently random killing of the well-regarded wife of a local businessman.
Plot
The novel's hero is Spenser, a private investigator in Boston. Spenser, who served as an infantryman in the 1st Infantry Division during the Korean War[1] and as a former State trooper, is hired by Boston aristocrat Loudon Tripp to investigate his wife's murder, and Spenser soon uncovers upper-class scandals and a corpse who might not be dead after all.
Recurring characters
- Spenser
- Hawk
- Dr. Susan Silverman, Ph.D
- Lt. Martin Quirk, Boston Police Department
- Sgt. Frank Belson, Boston Police Department
- Detective Lee Farrell
- Wayne Cosgrove
- Henry Cimoli
Mentioned but not seen
- Paul Giacomin
- Vinnie Morris
References
- ^ Robert B. Parker, Paper Doll, G.P. Putnam & Son, 1993, page 1: "You fought in Korea. Were you an officer?".