Hugger Mugger

Hugger Mugger by Robert B. Parker Parker presents Spenser
with a deceptively dangerous and multi-layered case:
Someone has been killing racehorses at stables across the
south and the Boston P.I. travels to Georgia to protect
the two-year-old destined to become the next Secretariat.
When Spenser is approached by Walter Clive president of
Three Fillies Stables to find out who is threatening his
horse Hugger Mugger he can hardly say no: Hes been doing
pro bono work for so long his cupboards are just about
bare. Disregarding the resentment of the local Georgia law
enforcement Spenser takes the case. Though Clive has hired
a separate security firm he wants someone with Spensers
experience to supervise the operation. Despite a veneer of
civility Spenser encounters tensions beneath the surface
southern gentility. The case takes an even more deadly
turn when the attacker claims a human victim and Spenser
must revise his impressions of the whole Three Fillies
organization–and watch his own back as well. With
razor-sharp dialogue eloquently spare prose and some of
the best supporting characters to grace the printed page
Hugger Mugger is grand entertainment.