True to his practice of exceeding his own standards with each new novel, Atkins gives Robert B. Parker's long-running series one of its best installments to date (Bookreporter.com) with the Spencer novel, "Cheap Shot..."
Kinjo Heywood is one of the New England Patriots marquee players a hard-nosed linebacker who s earned his standing as one of the toughest guys in the league. He may be worth millions but his connection to a nightclub shooting two years before is still putting a dangerous spin on his life, and his career.
When Heywood s nine-year-old son, Akira, is kidnapped, and a winding trail through Boston s underworld begins, Spenser puts together his own all-star team of toughs. It will take both Hawk and Spenser s protege, Zebulon Sixkill, to watch Spenser s back. Because Heywood s next unpredictable move puts everyone in jeopardy as the clock winds down on Akira s future."