''Small Vices'' is the 24th
Spenser novel by
Robert B. Parker
Robert Brown Parker (September 17, 1932 – January 18, 2010) was an American writer, primarily of fiction within the mystery/detective genre. His most famous works were the 40 novels written about the fictional private detective Spenser. AB ...
.
Plot
The story follows Boston-based
PI Spenser as he tries to solve the murder of a college student.
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
Joseph Anthony Mantegna (, ; born November 13, 1947) is an American actor.
Mantegna began his career on stage in 1969 in the Chicago production of the musical ''Hair''. He earned a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play and a Joseph Jeffe ...
as Spenser.
Spenser on Screen from The Robert B. Parker website
Mantegna subsequently reprised the role in ''Spenser: Thin Air'' and ''Spenser: Walking Shadow''.
Cast
* Joe Mantegna
Joseph Anthony Mantegna (, ; born November 13, 1947) is an American actor.
Mantegna began his career on stage in 1969 in the Chicago production of the musical ''Hair''. He earned a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play and a Joseph Jeffe ...
as Spenser
* Marcia Gay Harden
Marcia Gay Harden (born August 14, 1959) is an American actress. She is the recipient of accolades including an Academy Award and a Tony Award, in addition to nominations for a Critics' Choice Movie Award and three Primetime Emmy Awards.
Born ...
as Susan
* Shiek Mahmud-Bey
Sheik or Sheikh, literally "elder" in Arabic, is the honorific title for the ruler of a tribe.
Sheik or The Sheik may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''The Sheik'' (novel) a 1919 novel by Edith Maude Hull
* ''The Sheik'' (film), a 1921 ...
as Hawk
* Joanna Miles
Joanna Miles (born March 6, 1940) is an American actress. She received two Emmy Awards for her portrayal of Laura Wingfield in the 1973 film production of Tennessee Williams' ''The Glass Menagerie''.
Early life and education
Miles was born in ...
as Evans
* Robert B. Parker
Robert Brown Parker (September 17, 1932 – January 18, 2010) was an American writer, primarily of fiction within the mystery/detective genre. His most famous works were the 40 novels written about the fictional private detective Spenser. AB ...
as Ives
References
External links
The page on the book
from the author's website
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1997 American novels
Novels set in Boston
Spenser (novel series)
American novels adapted into films
American novels adapted into television shows
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