Old Black Magic Book Review

I was searching for some more books to read while I was at the library when I saw some new releases that I hadn't read yet.  I grabbed Robert B. Parker's Old Black Magic (Spenser) by Ace Atkins at the library.  I was excited to see what trouble Spenser had been up to since the last book.  I have not done the best job keeping up the new releases for the series that I enjoy so it was great to find something quickly to read.

Iconic, tough-but-tender Boston PI Spenser delves into the black market art scene to investigate a decades-long unsolved crime of dangerous proportions.
The heist was legendary, still talked about twenty years after the priceless paintings disappeared from one of Boston's premier art museums. Most thought the art was lost forever, buried deep, sold off overseas, or, worse, destroyed as incriminating evidence. But when paint chips from the most valuable piece stolen, Gentlemen in Black by a Spanish master, arrives at the desk of a Boston journalist, the museum finds hope and enlists Spenser's help.

Soon the cold art case thrusts Spenser into the shady world of black market art dealers, aged Mafia bosses, and old vendettas. A five-million-dollar-reward by the museum's top benefactor, an aged, unlikable Boston socialite, sets Spenser and pals Vinnie Morris and Hawk onto a trail of hidden secrets, jailhouse confessions, and decades-old murders.

Set against the high-society art scene and the low-life back alleys of Boston, this is classic Spenser doing what he does best.

I was excited to see that Spenser was still up to his old tricks with his detective business.  He was working for the museum to help recover stolen art work that was stolen 20 years before.  It was fun to watch him follow the bread crumbs and try to find the art work even after he was fired from the museum.  He continued to follow until he found the painting.  Since we was well known with the good and bad side of Boston, people trusted him with information that they wouldn't tell others.  He uncovered lots and many people died but he stayed safe through the book which might be a first...not saying that he wasn't shot at or people attempted to murder him.  You have to pick up the book the to find out what he finds out and where he chases the clues to and what they uncover.  I hope that you check out this book and the rest of the series.  I have really enjoyed this series and the quirky character.  Even though these are written by a different author, I feel that he has stayed so true to the original that you might not even know!!  I hope that you enjoy.