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Robert B. Parker's Kickback

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PI Spenser, knight-errant of the Back Bay, takes on corruption in the justice system in this stellar New York Times bestselling thriller in Robert B. Parker’s series.

What started out as a joke landed seventeen-year-old Dillon Yates in a lockdown juvenile facility in Boston Harbor. When he set up a prank Twitter account for his vice principal, he never dreamed he could be brought up on criminal charges, but that’s exactly what happened. This is Blackburn, Mass., where zero tolerance for minors is a way of life.

Leading the movement is tough-as-nails judge Joe Scali, who gives speeches about coming down hard on today’s wild youth. But Dillon’s mother, who knows other Blackburn kids who are doing hard time for minor infractions, isn’t buying Scali’s line. She hires Spenser to find the truth behind the draconian sentencing. From the Harbor Islands to a gated Florida community, Spenser and trusted ally Hawk follow a trail through the Boston underworld with links to a shadowy corporation that runs New England’s private prisons. They eventually uncover a culture of corruption and cover-ups in the old mill town, where hundreds of kids are sent off to for-profit juvie jails.

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#1 · 1973The Godwulf Manuscript #2 · 1974God Save the Child #3 · 1975Mortal Stakes #4 · 1976Promised Land #5 · 1978The Judas Goat #6 · 1980Looking for Rachel Wallace #7 · 1981Early Autumn #8 · 1981A Savage Place #9 · 1982Ceremony #10 · 1983The Widening Gyre #11 · 1984Valediction #12 · 1985A Catskill Eagle #13 · 1986Taming a Seahorse #14 · 1987Pale Kings and Princes #15 · 1988Crimson Joy #16 · 1989Playmates #17 · 1990Stardust #18 · 1991Pastime #19 · 1992Double Deuce #20 · 1993Paper Doll #21 · 1994Walking Shadow #22 · 1995Thin Air #23 · 1996Chance #24 · 1997Small Vices #25 · 1998Sudden Mischief #26 · 1999Hush Money #27 · 2000Hugger Mugger #28 · 2001Potshot #29 · 2002Widow's Walk #30 · 2003Back Story #31 · 2004Bad Business #32 · 2005Cold Service #33 · 2006School Days #34 · 2006Hundred-Dollar Baby #35 · 2007Now and Then #36 · 2008Rough Weather #37 · 2009The Professional #38 · 2010Painted Ladies #39 · 2011Sixkill #40 · 2012Robert B. Parker's Lullaby #41 · 2013Robert B. Parker's Wonderland #41.5 · 2014Silent Night #42 · 2014Robert B. Parker's Cheap Shot #43 · 2015Robert B. Parker's Kickback #44 · 2016Robert B. Parker's Slow Burn #45 · 2017Robert B. Parker's Little White Lies #46 · 2019Robert B. Parker's Old Black Magic #47 · 2019Robert B. Parker's Angel Eyes #48 · 2021Robert B. Parker's Someone to Watch Over Me #49 · 2022Robert B. Parker's Bye Bye Baby #50 · 2023Robert B. Parker's Broken Trust #51 · 2024Robert B. Parker's Hot Property #52 · 2025Robert B. Parker's Showdown #53 · 2026Robert B. Parker's Framed
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Ace Atkins is an award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty novels and numerous short stories. A former college football player and newspaper reporter, he’s a recipient of the Richard Wright Literary Excellence Award, the Harper Lee Award, and a member of the Alabama Writers Hall of Fame. He…

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