Pale Kings and Princes

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.

Pale Kings and Princes
First edition
AuthorRobert B. Parker
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesSpenser
GenreDetective fiction
PublisherDelacorte Press
Publication date
June 1987
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages256 pp
ISBN978-0-385-29538-3
OCLC14818248
813/.54 19
LC ClassPS3566.A686 P3 1987
Preceded byTaming a Sea Horse 
Followed byCrimson Joy 

An adaptation of the novel was released as a made-for-TV movie in 1994.[1]

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