Robert B. Parker's Little White Lies

By: Ace Atkins, Robert B. Parker

Narrated by: Joe Mantegna

Boston PI Spenser and right hand Hawk follow a con man’s trail of smoke and mirrors in this thrilling entry in Robert B. Parker’s long-running series.

Connie Kelly thought she’d found her perfect man on an online dating site. She fell so hard for handsome, mysterious M. Brooks Welles that she wrote him a check for almost three hundred thousand dollars, hoping for a big return on her investment. But within weeks, both Welles and her money are gone. Her therapist, Dr. Susan Silverman, hands her Spenser’s card...

A self-proclaimed military hotshot, Welles had been a frequent guest on national news shows speaking with authority about politics and world events. When he disappears, he leaves not only a jilted lover but a growing list of angry investors, duped cops, and a team of paramilitary contractors looking for revenge.

Enter Spenser, who quickly discovers that Welles’ name, résumé, and client list are nothing but an elaborate fraud. As he follows the mystery man’s trail from Boston to backroads Georgia, Spenser will need help from trusted allies Hawk and Teddy Sapp to make sure Welles’s next con is his last.

Critic reviews

Praise for Robert B. Parker's Little White Lies

“Atkins, a longtime Spenser fan, understands the character and what makes him tick. He knows Spenser’s world and the people who inhabit it. He writes with the same spare style as Parker and peppers the narrative with the same wry wit.”—Fort Worth Star Telegram

“A taut, suspenseful story line drives Edgar-finalist Atkins’s sixth Spenser novel...which deepens the relationship between the Boston PI and his significant other, therapist Susan Silverman.”—Publishers Weekly

“Atkins really hit his stride as steward for Parker’s characters.”—Booklist

Praise for Ace Atkins and the Spenser Series

“Handpicked by the Parker estate to be the keeper of the flame for the Spenser franchise, award-winning author Ace Atkins rises flawlessly to the occasion. In addition to the signature dialogue, all the familiars are fully resurrected: Susan, the sexy shrink; Pearl, the wonder dog; Hawk, the wonder sidekick; good cop Quirk, and, of course, Spenser himself, that consummate knight errant for the twenty-first century.”—Kirkus Reviews

“It’s a feat when a writer creates characters who live and breathe on the page and make readers care and keep coming back for more. To manage that with someone else’s characters, let alone with an icon like Spenser, is a minor miracle. Ace Atkins pulls it off.”—Chicago Sun-Times

“Atkins does a wonderful job with the characters created by Parker.”—Booklist

“Classic Spenser—the Spenser of wry wit, tasty food and drinks, hard workouts and lethal confrontations...Once again, Atkins has delivered a thriller that evokes the best of Parker’s Spenser series, not least the punchy back-and-forth of the dialogue.”—Associated Press

“Atkins has done a splendid job of capturing the voice of the late Robert B. Parker.”—Publishers Weekly

Typical Spenser = Good listen!

Mantegna might just be my favorite Spencer narrator of them all. You know what you expect in any Spencer book and this one doesn't disappoint.

Getting closer

Ace Atkins is doing a fine job with the Spenser series. I'm enjoying the tweaks that are bringing the characters into the twenty-first century, I'm glad Quirk has gone emeritus and Spencer is just a little younger. Thanks, Ace. Much appreciated.

Enjoyed the Spenser Series

Very much enjoyed this audiobook. Love the Spenser Series very much. Will definitely get the other audiobooks.

More like classic Robert B Parker

JoeMontegna's storytelling always makes it a better story. This is just barely a long enough read. I usually listen at night, or on a long drive, and I don't mind replaying the parts I missed sleeping. Some shorter books are frustrating regardless of the story because they don't last long enough. This story was just right.

Another Great Listen!

It’s amazing that Ace has picked up where Robert left off. I realize that they worked together for awhile but now that Ace is creating alone I see no difference!
Excellent storyline & characters as usual.

Good to the last word.

i liked the ups & downs of the story. I was all in. Wished there was more.

vintage Spenser

Atkins finally nails Spenser perfectly. loved this book. The story and pace were spot on.

loved it

loved this book. great story and very entertaining. joe m. is s wonderful narrator

More Joe please. redo early books

Another enjoyable Spenser novel. can we please get Joe Mantegna to perform the early Spenser books? I would absolutely purchase all books again.

Better and better

I've always loved Spenser. I'm loving him even more with Ace at the wheel.

I liked then slight variation one end of the story.