Small Vices
 First edition | |
| Author | Robert B. Parker |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Spenser |
| Genre | Detective novel |
| Publisher | Putnam |
Publication date | 1997 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 308 pp |
| ISBN | 0-399-14244-4 |
| Preceded by | Chance |
| Followed by | Sudden Mischief |
Small Vices is the 24th Spenser novel by Robert B. Parker. The story follows Boston-based PI Spenser as he tries to solve the murder of a college student.
Description
Ellis Alves is no angel. But his lawyer says he was framed for the murder of college student Melissa Henderson...and asks Spenser for help.
From Boston's back streets to Manhattan's elite, Spenser and Hawk search for suspects, including Melissa's rich-kid, tennis-star boyfriend. But when a man with a .22 puts Spenser in a coma, the hope for justice may die with him...[1]
Recurring characters
- Spenser
- Dr. Susan Silverman, Ph.D
- Hawk
- Lee Farrell
- Martin Quirk
- Frank Belson
- Vinnie Morris
- Gino Fish
- Paul Giacomin
- Henry Cimoli
- Rita Fiori
- Ives
- Patricia Utley
- Pearl the Wonder Dog
- Healy
- Rugar
In other media
Spenser: Small Vices, is a made-for-TV movie starring Joe Mantegna as the character Spenser from the book series, as well as the main character of the television show Spenser: For Hire.[2]
Mantegna subsequently reprised the role in Spenser: Thin Air and Spenser: Walking Shadow.
Cast
- Joe Mantegna as Spenser
- Marcia Gay Harden as Susan
- Shiek Mahmud-Bey as Hawk
- Joanna Miles as Evans
- Robert B. Parker as Ives
External links
- The page on the book from the author's website
- Spenser on Screen from The Robert B. Parker website
- Spenser: Small Vices (1999) at the Internet Movie Database