When Robin Nevins, the son of Hawk's boyhood mentor, is denied at the University, Hawk asks Spenser to investigate. It appears the denial is tied to the suicide of a young gay activist, and as Spenser digs deeper he is nearly drowned in a multicultural swamp of politics: black, gay, academic, and feminist. At the same time, Spenser's inamorata, Susan, asks him to come to the aid of an old college friend, K.C. Roth, the victim of a stalker. Spenser solves the problem a bit too effectively when K.C. turns the tables and begins to stalk him. With Hush Money, Robert B. Parker adds another classis with a morally complex tale to this legendary series.

Robert B. Parker, is considered the dean of American crimen fiction. The author of acclaimed Spenser private eyes series, he also the Jesse Stone and Sunny Randall series. He is the Author of nearly forty books, including bestsellers Hugger Mugger, Death in Paradise and Widow's Walk, He lives in Boston