Looking for Rachel Wallace vs Painted Ladies: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Looking for Rachel Wallace Looking for Rachel Wallace Robert B. Parker · 1980 ★★★★☆ 4.4 219 pages · ≈ 4 h 03 m · Moderate

When Spenser accepts a job as a "bodyguard" for a beautiful young woman, he gets in way over his head.

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Cover of Painted Ladies Painted Ladies Robert B. Parker · 2010 ★★★★☆ 4.0 291 pages · ≈ 5 h 23 m · Moderate

Called upon by The Hammond Museum and renowned art scholar Dr. Ashton Prince, Boston PI Spenser accepts his latest case: to provide protection during a ransom exchange-money for a stolen painting. The case becomes…

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Looking for Rachel WallacePainted Ladies
Hardcover 4.0 (22) 3.6 (14)
Google Books — 5.0 (1)
Apple Books 4.5 (441) 4.0 (537)

Reception

Looking for Rachel WallacePainted Ladies
Ratings 441 537
Editions 10 2
Citations 4 —
Film adaptations — 1
Pages 219 291

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