The Widening Gyre Summary
Robert B. Parker

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The Widening Gyre Summary

Boston-based private detective Spenser goes to work for a conservative senatorial candidate named Meade Alexander, allegedly to protect him from some vague threats he has received. However, Meade reveals that Spenser will be investigating a blackmail tape showing Ronni, Meade's wife, having an affair with an anonymous man. Meade's opponent in the political race, Robert Browne, is high on Spenser's suspect list because Browne is on the payroll of Boston mafioso...

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