Looking for Rachel Wallace / Robert B. Parker / 219 pages / Deceased Author Challenge

Boston PI Spenser is hired by fledgling author Rachel Wallace by her publisher.  She has received multiple death threats upon release of bound galleys of her second book.  A lesbian, women's rights activist, and an extraordinarily independent woman, she fails to see the need for a body guard and decries any form of violence exerted on her behalf.  This second book of Rachel's deals with rampant sexual prejudice in the workplace and targets big business, the church, government officials, etc., inciting opposition by powerful, ruthless individuals determined to safeguard secrets and silence the voice threatening to reveal them.  When Rachel is kidnapped, Spencer feels responsible and is determined to secure her release.  I think revelation of the mastermind will surprise you!