Slow Burn Book Review

I have enjoyed all the books by Robert Parker and equally enjoy the book series carried on my Ace Atkins.  Robert B. Parker's Slow Burn (Spenser) by Ace Atkins was the next in the series and the next in my pile to read.  I lost track of what number this is in the series but I knew that I was getting towards the end with one more book in my pile.  I couldn't wait to see what trouble Spenser got himself into in this book and I hope that you you want to find out what is at a slow burn too!

Boston PI Spenser faces a hot case and a personal crisis in this adventure in Ace Atkins’ iconic New York Times bestselling series.
The fire at a boarded-up Catholic church raged hot and fast, lighting up Boston’s South End and killing three firefighters who were trapped in the inferno. A year later, as the city prepares to honor their sacrifice, there are still no answers about how the deadly fire started. Most at the department believe it was just a simple accident: faulty wiring in a century-old building. But Boston firefighter Jack McGee, who lost his best friend in the blaze, suspects arson.

McGee is convinced department investigators aren’t sufficiently connected to the city’s lowlifes to get a handle on who's behind the blaze—so he takes the case to Spenser. Spenser quickly learns not only that McGee might be right, but that the fire might be linked to a rash of new arsons, spreading through the city, burning faster and hotter every night. Spenser follows the trail of fires to Boston’s underworld, bringing him, his trusted ally Hawk, and his apprentice Sixkill toe-to-toe with a dangerous new enemy who wants Spenser dead, and doesn’t play by the city’s old rules. Spenser has to find the firebug before he kills again—and stay alive himself.

Spenser is hired to find out who is burning things all over Boston that has firefighters scrambling and some getting hurt or killed.  The Arson people don't want Spenser looking into it so they are giving him trouble.  He accidentally stumbles on to a trail that leads him to a local mobster who wants Spenser killed after the money and guns he stole from him.  In addition, the actual people starting the fire don't want to be caught so they are starting to cause trouble for him.  As always, the closer Spenser gets to the truth the more trouble that appears but he just has to figure out what trouble means people are guilty.  It is amazing the things that always happen to him and this time is no different.  You have to pick up the book to find out what happens in this crazy adventure. I hope that you check out this book and the rest of the great series and enjoy Spenser as much as I have!!  The great part is there is a huge series so it takes a long time to get through all the books.  I am sad to be getting to the end of the series but hope that there will be more books coming soon by this new author.