Widow's Walk (novel)
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Widow's Walk is a detective novel by American
crime writer Robert B. Parker
, the 29th in his Spenser series.
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Nathan Smith has been shot through the head while lying in bed. His new wife Mary, is the chief suspect, although she swears she was watching television at the time and never even heard the gunshot. Despite mounting evidence against her, and a prosecution witness who claims Mary hired him to kill her husband
, the defence make a last ditch attempt at proving her innocence by hiring Spenser, the Boston based P.I. However, everyone Spenser speaks with are systematically murdered.
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crime writer Robert B. Parker
Robert B. Parker
Robert Brown Parker was an American crime writer. His most famous works were the novels about the private detective Spenser. ABC television network developed the television series Spenser: For Hire based on the character in the late 1980s; a series of TV movies based on the character were also...
, the 29th in his Spenser series.
Plot summary
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Management
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Nathan Smith has been shot through the head while lying in bed. His new wife Mary, is the chief suspect, although she swears she was watching television at the time and never even heard the gunshot. Despite mounting evidence against her, and a prosecution witness who claims Mary hired him to kill her husband
Assassination
To carry out an assassination is "to murder by a sudden and/or secret attack, often for political reasons." Alternatively, assassination may be defined as "the act of deliberately killing someone, especially a public figure, usually for hire or for political reasons."An assassination may be...
, the defence make a last ditch attempt at proving her innocence by hiring Spenser, the Boston based P.I. However, everyone Spenser speaks with are systematically murdered.