01107cam a2200241 4500 116236432 TxAuBib 20101016120000.0 100516s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2010020027 9780399156854 0399156852 DLC DLC BTCTA MCLSW YDXCP UPZ IMmBT TPL TxAuBib Parker, Robert B., 1932- Painted ladies / Robert B. Parker. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2010. 291 p. ; 24 cm. Called upon by The Hammond Museum and renowned art scholar Dr. Ashton Prince, Boston PI Spenser accepts his latest case: to provide protection during a ransom exchange-money for a stolen painting. The case becomes personal when Spenser fails to protect his client and the valuable painting remains stolen. Spenser (Fictitious character) Fiction. Private investigators Massachusetts Fiction. Art thefts Investigation Fiction. Art thieves Fiction.