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    "annotation": "<p><span><strong>Boston PI Spenser faces a hot case and a personal crisis in the latest adventure in the iconic&nbsp;<em>New York Times</em>&ndash;bestselling series from author Ace Atkins.</strong><br />&nbsp;<br />The fire at a boarded-up Catholic church raged hot and fast, lighting up Boston&rsquo;s South End and killing three firefighters who were trapped in the inferno. A year later, as the city prepares to honor their sacrifice, there are still no answers about how the deadly fire started. Most at the department believe it was just a simple accident: faulty wiring in a century-old building. But Boston firefighter Jack McGee, who lost his best friend in the blaze, suspects arson.&nbsp;<br />McGee is convinced department investigators aren&rsquo;t sufficiently connected to the city&rsquo;s lowlifes to get a handle on who's behind the blaze&mdash;so he takes the case to Spenser. Spenser quickly learns not only that McGee might be right, but that the fire might be linked to a rash of new arsons, spreading through the city, burning faster and hotter every night. Spenser follows the trail of fires to Boston&rsquo;s underworld, bringing him, his trusted ally Hawk, and his apprentice Sixkill toe-to-toe with a dangerous new enemy who wants Spenser dead, and doesn&rsquo;t play by the city&rsquo;s old rules. Spenser has to find the firebug before he kills again &ndash; and stay alive himself.</span><span>&nbsp;</span></p>",
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