On location in Boston, bad-boy actor Jumbo Nelson is accused of rape and murder. The case seems fishy, so the Boston PD calls on Spenser to investigate. He joins forces with Jumbo's bodyguard, a young Native-American named Zebulon Sixkill.As the case grows darker, the two of them must put things right. The 40th in the series is the very last Spenser novel from the late crime-fiction powerhouse.