Angel Eyes Book Review

 I was excited to see a new book on the shelf in the new release section while the library was open briefly.  Robert B. Parker's Angel Eyes (Spenser) by Ace Atkins was the 47th book in the Spenser series.  Turns out that I am horrible at finding books electronically but I had the next book in this series on hold so I knew that I had to read it before my hold for the next book came in because I love these book and I have read them all in order. Super happy that I found this one before I started reading the latest in the series.

In the latest thriller featuring the legendary Boston PI, Spenser heads to the City of Angels to meet old friends and new enemies in a baffling missing person case that might shake Tinseltown to its core.

Gabby Leggett left her Boston family with dreams of making it big as a model/actress in Hollywood. Two years later, she disappears from her apartment. Her family, former boyfriend, friends--and the police--have no idea where she is and no leads. Leggett's mother hires Spenser to find her, with help of his former apprentice, Zebulon Sixkill, now an L.A. private eye.

Spenser barely has time to unpack before the trail leads to a powerful movie studio boss, the Armenian mob, and a shadowy empowerment group some say might be a dangerous cult.

It's soon clear that Spenser and Sixkill may be outgunned this time, and series favorites Chollo and Bobby Horse ride to the rescue to provide backup. From the mansions of Beverly Hills to the lawless streets of a small California town, Spenser will need to watch his step. In Hollywood, all that glitters isn't gold. And not all those who wander are lost.

Spenser heads to California to find a missing girl, Gabby, who has family in Boston that is looking for her. The great thing is that means that we get to see some friends from other books including Sixkill, Chollo and Bobby Horse.  Spenser is looking to get to the truth and in the process ends up offending many powerful people. It starts up quickly with the crime scene that is Gabby's house which has been tossed.  Spenser doesn't find any clue from searching in the house and talking to her ex-boyfriend so he goes deeper.  There is a Armenian mobster, high level Hollywood type and a cult leader who pretends to be God-like.  It is hard to tell who the bad guy is that he is looking for because there are so many bad guys.  Spenser does a great job making them all angry and is of course involved in a few shoot outs.  This was another nail biter where you just didn't know what was going to happen next but I enjoyed every second.  Pick it up and find out all the ups and downs in this mystery of what happened to Gaby and where is she now.  I hope that you check out this book and all the books in the series.  Just in case you aren't up to date, this series was written by Robert Parker who passed away but it was so popular that another author picked it up and continued writing in the series name.  It is crazy to follow along but it does seem like the author is very much speaking in the same voice of the character.  I hope that you decide to read this book and the others and enjoy them as much as I have.