Paper Doll (novel)

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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

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  1. Robert B. Parker, Paper Doll, G.P. Putnam & Son, 1993, page 1: "You fought in Korea. Were you an officer?".

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