Robert B. Parkers Bad Influence, Alison Gaylin
Robert B. Parkers Bad Influence, Alison Gaylin
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Robert B. Parker's Bad Influence

Author: Alison Gaylin

Narrator: Kate Burton

Unabridged: 6 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/13/2023

Synopsis

Boston PI Sunny Randall investigates the dark side of social media in this exciting new thriller in the bestselling series.

Sunny Randall’s newest client, Blake, seems to have it all: he is an Instagram influencer, with all the perks the lifestyle entails—a beautiful girlfriend, wealth, and adoring fans. But one of those fans has turned ugly, and Sunny is brought on board by Blake’s manager, Bethany, to protect him and to uncover who is out to kill him. In doing so, she investigates a glamorous world rife with lies and schemes…and ties to a dangerous criminal scene.

When Bethany goes missing and the threats against Blake escalate, Sunny realizes that in order to solve this case, she has to find out exactly who Blake and Bethany are, behind the Instagram filters. While digging into their pasts, she is also forced to confront her own, as old friends—and ex-husbands—reappear. With a combination of old-school crime-solving skills and modern internet savvy, Sunny will stop at nothing to catch a killer.

About The Author

Robert B. Parker was the author of seventy books, including the legendary Spenser detective series, the novels featuring police chief Jesse Stone, and the acclaimed Virgil Cole/Everett Hitch Westerns, as well as the Sunny Randall novels. Winner of the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award and long considered the undisputed dean of American crime fiction, he died in January 2010.  Alison Gaylin is a USA Today and international bestselling author whose novels have won the Edgar and Shamus awards. Her work has been published in numerous countries and has been nominated for numerous awards, including the Macavity, Anthony, ITW Thriller and Strand Book Award.  

Reviews

Goodreads review by Abibliofob on March 31, 2023

I had never heard of this author when they announced that she would take over the Sunny Randall series. Bad Influence is the first and 11th book in this series, the first by Alison Gaylin. Remeber that name, I will for sure try some of her other work. This book is masterfully written and doesn't lac......more

Goodreads review by Scott on June 25, 2023

I have been reading Robert B. Parker’s “Spenser” mystery series since the 1980’s when my English professor introduced the first book in the series “The Godwulf Manuscript” to me and invited me to write a paper comparing and contrasting Spenser with some classic character that I can no longer remembe......more

Goodreads review by R L HERSKOWITZ on June 20, 2023

Well written “Sunny” story by “new” author, Alison Gaylin. Easy & fun read. The author needs to know that when a person is in New Jersey, he/she is “down” the shore, not “on” the shore.......more

Goodreads review by Cassandra on June 14, 2023

I have read every Sunny Randall, every Jesse Stone and every Spenser PI. I know finding authors to continue these series in Robert Parker’s voice must be challenging, and in some ways especially so for Sunny since her character was still so new compared to Spenser. Mike Lupica and Ace Atkins have be......more

Goodreads review by Monnie on March 24, 2023

Of all the Parker main characters, police detective-turned-P.I. Sunny Randall never quite captured my fancy quite like the others. Honestly, I've never figured out why; but I do know that with this book, she's moved up a notch or two. Here, she seems to have picked up somewhat of a softer side (but......more

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Praise for Robert B. Parker's Bad Influence

“One of the best mysteries I have read this year, and readers’ heads will be spinning long before the unexpected conclusion. I defy you to put this book down.” ”—BookReporter

“Taking over the franchise for the first time, Gaylin proves the equal of Sunny’s creator in plotting….She doesn’t sound all that much like Parker; she sounds better. Gaylin brings Sunny to terms with contemporary social media even as she uncovers motives older than you can imagine.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Gaylin elevates Parker’s original Sunny by bringing a more contemporary depiction, capturing her sense of humor, confidence, insecurities, anxieties and bravery....We hope Bad Influence is just the beginning of the partnership of Sunny and Gaylin.” ”—South Florida Sun Sentinel


Praise for the Sunny Randall series

“Splendid.”—Publishers Weekly
 
“A magnetic new gumshoe.”—People Magazine
 
“Great stuff, Parker fans. Sunny’s back!”—Booklist

"Parker's trademark dialogue, chockablock with wit, has never been better, nor have his psychological insights."—Chicago Sun-Times

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