I *heart* Spenser, Robert Parker's series character who has been around for decades, but I'd never read any of his other series. This is a combination of the Jesse Stone and Sunny Randall series, and Parker's writing is just as crisp and his storytelling is just as simple as in the Spenser series.
This is the story of a mega-rich guy who decides to make movies using his 'girlfriend' as the star. She can't act, but she is charismatic on screen...and then things fall apart when her 'personal assistant'--who turns out to be her sister--is killed.
Sunny has been hired as Erin's personal bodyguard before the murder, and Erin implores her to find Misty's murderer. Unfortunately, Erin is incapable of explaining what's really going on, so Sunny (and Jesse) have to call in several favors and spend lots of time in L.A. chasing down Erin & Misty's very sordid past.
It's not at all a happy story, but Sunny and Jesse are fun. I really love Parker's writing. This is another very well-crafted novel.
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