Hundred-Dollar Baby / Robert B. Parker / 291 pages / Deceased Author Challenge

Years ago Spenser had rescued April Kyle from a terrible family life and prostitution.  He had left her in the hands of a  well-to-do business woman, a madam if you will.  April enjoyed her life but went to seek Spenser's help when she is threatened.  Someone is trying to take over her business.  When several of April's girls are beaten, Spenser realizes that April's problems are not imaginary.  As he attempts to uncover the perpetrators, he and Hawk are threatened.  Murder magnifies the problem and the guilty party is revealed.  Joe Mantegna does an excellent job narrating this audio book - especially the voice of Hawk.  This is an entertaining who-done-it with Spenser as Sir Galahad and a rather transparent damsel-in-distress.  Warning:  Objectionable language!!