Paper Doll (novel)
1993 novel by Robert B. Parker
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Paper Doll is the 20th Spenser novel by Robert B. Parker,[1] published on May 1, 1993.[2] The story follows the Boston-based PI Spenser as he tries to solve the apparently random killing of the well-regarded wife of a local businessman.
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| Author | Robert B. Parker |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Spenser |
| Genre | Detective fiction |
| Publisher | Putnam |
| Publication date | 1993 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 223 pp |
| ISBN | 0-399-13818-8 |
| OCLC | 26635630 |
| Dewey Decimal | 813/.54 20 |
| LC Class | PS3566.A686 P33 1993 |
| Preceded by | Double Deuce |
| Followed by | Walking Shadow |
Plot
The novel's hero is Spenser, a private investigator in Boston. Spenser, who served as an infantryman in the 1st Infantry Division during the Korean War and as a former State trooper, is hired by Boston aristocrat Loudon Tripp to investigate his wife's murder, and Spenser soon uncovers upper-class scandals and a corpse who might not be dead after all.
