Showdown by Mike Lupica
Showdown is the latest Spencer novel, created by Robert Parker and now continued by Mike Lupica. The story starts with ayoung man named Daniel Lopez meeting Spencer through lawyer Rita Fiore. Daniel's mother had recently been murdered in Miami and when going through her papers afterward, Daniel discovered a paternity test that indicated that hate-spewing podcaster Vic Hale was his father. He comes to Boston to find out for sure, which sets off a domino effect of murders, threats, and warnings. Spencer is trying to help him find out the truth about his paternity, but also trying to find out who killed Daniel's mother and who killed Daniel's friend, a reporter who may have learned too much for his own good. It's a page-turner of a tale.