Pale Kings and Princes Author:Robert B. Parker Spenser No. 14: — A reporter who was prying into the cocaine trade in the central Massachusetts town of Wheaton has been murdered, and Spenser is called in to investigate. When he's rebuffed by the police and threatened by a Colombian produce dealer who may be the cocaine kingpin, it's apparent that Wheaton isn't just another small town, but a m... more »ajor center for the cocaine trade in the Northeast. Spenser turns to Hawk and Susan for help. Book club edition.« less