Ellis Alves is no angel. But his lawyer says he was framed for the murder of college student Melissa Henderson... and asks Spenser for help. â From Boston's back streets to Manhattan's elite, Spenser and Hawk search for suspects, including Melissa's rich-kid, tennis-star boyfriend. But when a man with a .22 puts Spenser in a coma, the hope for ju...
Spenser takes on the task of exonerating a man for a murder he did not commit. The twist here is that, while the recipient of these efforts isn't a murderer, he is far from innocent. Along the way, Spenser is nearly killed by a hit man, spends a year recuperating, and considers long-time squeeze Susan's request that they adopt a child.
My absolute favorite of the Spenser series. Spenser gets shot. Hawk and Susan take him incognito for a long and arduous recovery before he is able to come back and track down the assassin. Don't bother watching the TV movie. Joe Montegna is no Spenser.
Spencer seems to defy age.
spenser and hawk go to the rescue of a man framed for murder