Ocean State Libraries

"Iconic, tough-but-tender Boston PI Spenser delves into the black market art scene to investigate a decades-long unsolved crime of dangerous proportions. The heist was legendary, still talked about twenty years after the priceless paintings disappeared from one of Boston's premier art museums. Most thought the art was lost forever, buried deep, sold off overseas, or, worse, destroyed as incriminating evidence. But when paint chips from the most valuable...

"Jill Lynch seemed to be living an ordinary suburban life, sharing time with her husband, pursuing her interests in the fiber arts, and volunteering at a nonprofit her interests in the fiber arts, and volunteering at a nonprofit that collects and ships knitted clothing to survivors of the Middle East wars, helping them through harsh winters. But one Wednesday, the quiet Mrs. Lynch goes missing. Textile forensics consultant Ruth M, known to police...