Valediction Author:Robert Parker Spencer is hired to find a young woman who may or may not have been kidnapped by "Bullies," members of a fanatic religious sect. Paul Giacomin, his surrogate son, has brought the case to Spenser, And none too soon - for Susan Silverman's departure to San Francisco has left Spenser at loose ends in Boston. As he struggles to separate illusion f... more »rom reality Spenser's capacity for ironic commitment is tested as never before by a church militant, a heroin ring, and his deepening estrangement from the woman he loves. This is Spenser's journey into the heart of darkness.« less