Review “ROBERT B. PARKER’S ANGEL EYES” By Ace Atkins

Popular private eye, Spenser, returns with flair under the deft hands of author Ace Atkins. In “Angel Eyes,” Atkins steers the popular P.I. into the glitz and glamour of Hollywood to find an aspiring actress who has gone missing. Spenser takes the assignment from longtime love interest Susan Silverman. It’s her friend’s daughter, one Gabby Leggett, who has gone missing.

Spenser arrives to find the young woman vanished without a trace, leaving the wily detective to enlist the aid of his friend and former protégé, Zebulon Sixkill, to aid in the search effort. Sixkill now operates his own detective agency on the sunny west coast and knows the town inside and out. He’s only too happy to help out his mentor. Spenser also runs afoul of returning character, Captain Samuelson of the Los Angeles Police Department—a guy none too happy to see the Boston P.I. return to the City of Angels. Luckily for Spenser he’s got other pals in town, namely his bad guy buddies Bobby Horse and Chollo, who turn up right when he needs them. From Armenian mobsters to sleazy movie execs and nefarious self-help gurus, Spenser’s going to need some friends on this case.

Atkins returns with another solid entry to the Spenser franchise by changing up his surroundings and pitting him against a cult-like organization ripped straight from the headlines. Those hoping for Hawk, a Spenser staple, to make an appearance will have to wait for another book.

Review “Robert B. Parker’s Angel Eyes” by Ace Atkins

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