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School days

Title
School days / Robert B. Parker.
Author
Parker, Robert B., 1932-2010.
Publication
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2005], ©2005.

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295 pages; 24 cm
Summary
"Lily Ellsworth - erect, firm, white-haired, and stylish - is the grande dame of Dowling, Massachusetts, and possesses an iron will and a bottomless purse. When she hires Spenser to investigate her grandson Jared Clark's alleged involvement in a school shooting, Spenser is led into an inquiry that grows more harrowing at every turn. Though seven people were killed in cold blood, and despite Jared's being named as a co-conspirator by the other shooter, Mrs. Ellsworth is convinced of her grandson's innocence. Jared's parents are resigned to his fate, and her boy himself doesn't seem to care whether he goes to prison for a crime he may not have committed." "As the probe goes on, Spenser finds himself up against a number of roadblocks, from the school officials who don't want him asking questions, to Jared's own parents, who are completely indifferent to the boy's defense. Ultimately, Spenser discovers a web of blackmail and some heavy-duty indiscretions, and a truth too disturbing to contemplate. Before the case reaches its unfortunate end, he is forced to make a series of difficult decisions - with fatal consequences."--BOOK JACKET.
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ISBN
0399153233 (acid-free paper)
LCCN
2005047690
OCLC
  • ocm59401204
  • SCSB-5207855
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Columbia University Libraries