Synopsis
When Spenser is asked to take a case for his lover's ex-husband, he reluctantly obliges. Brad Sterling has always been a troublemaker, and now he's facing sexual harassment charges while in the midst of planning a huge fundraiser. As Spenser digs into the circumstances surrounding the fundraiser, he uncovers some nasty business that may not be in his client's best interest.

Details
Publication Date:	1999-05-01
Edition Description:	Reprint

Size
Length:	320 pages
Height:	6.8 in
Width:	4.3 in
Thickness:	1 in
Weight:	5.6 oz

Publisher's Note
Susan Silverman's ex doesn't call himself "Silverman" anymore--he's changed his name to "Sterling". And that's not the only thing that's phony about him. A do-gooding charity fund-raiser, he's been accused of sexual harassment by no less than four different women. And not long after Spenser starts investigating, Sterling is wanted for a bigger charge: murder.

Industry Reviews
"Not a bird or a duck in sight; but with this kind of dialogue in bloom, it must be spring."
New York Times Book Review - Marilyn Stasio (03/22/1998)

"Parker writes as mean a page as ever. But this time the daisy chain of felonies is limp and illogical, and the deep moralizing--Susan's florid attitudinizing about her onetime husband--is merely self-important. Fortunately, there's always next year."
Oestreich