Pale Kings and Princes

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Pale Kings and Princes
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First edition
Author Robert B. Parker
LanguageEnglish
Series Spenser
Genre Detective fiction
Publisher Delacorte Press
Publication date
June 1987
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages256 pp
ISBN 978-0-385-29538-3
OCLC 14818248
813/.54 19
LC Class PS3566.A686 P3 1987
Preceded by Taming a Sea Horse  
Followed by Crimson Joy  

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. [1]

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