Robert B Parker's Cheap Shot Author:Ace Atkins A Spenser novel. Kinjo Heywood is one of the N E Patriots' marquee players - a hard-nosed linebacker who's earned his reputation as among the toughest guys in the league. When off-field violence repeatedly lands Heywood in the news, his slick agent hires Spenser to find the men who he says have been harassing his client. — Heywood's troubles se... more »em to be tied to a nightclub shooting from 2 years earlier. But when Heywood's 9 year old son, Akira, is kidnapped, ransom demands are given, and a winding trail thru Boston's underworld begins, Spenser puts together his own all-star team of toughs. It will take both Spenser's protege, Zebulon Sixkill, and Hawk to watch Spenser's back and return the child to the football star's sprawling Chestnut Hill mansion. A controversial decision from Heywood only ups the ante as the clock winds down on Akira's future.« less