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Country United States Series Spenser Pages 256 pp Followed by Crimson Joy Publisher Dell Publishing | 4/5 Goodreads Language English Publication date June 1987 Originally published June 1987 Preceded by Taming a Sea-Horse Genre Detective fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Media type Print (hardback & paperback) Similar Robert B Parker books, Spenser books, Detective fiction books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pale Kings and Princes is a Spenser novel by Robert B. Parker. The title is taken from John Keats's poem La Belle Dame sans Merci: A Ballad. Following the murder of a reporter, Spenser is hired by a newspaper to investigate drug smuggling around the area of Wheaton, Massachusetts. There he encounters many troubles, including the death of a policeman and his son. Spenser, with the help of his friend, Hawk, eventually secures the downfall of the local cartel.
An adaptation of the novel was released as a made-for-TV movie in 1994.
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