When a 16-year-old girl disappears into Boston's sleazy underbelly, Spenser and Hawk pull the trigger on a teen pornography ring that leads to a shocking final secret.

In the wilds of the contemporary frontier, a mother and son confront their greatest fears when faced with a challenge that will change their lives.

When a TV news cameraman is murdered, Spenser takes on the dangerous case of an old girlfriend and a movie studio that may be shooting more than film.

A spoiled young millionaire's son falls from a cruise liner and is rescued by fishermen, who put him to work. Through slow and difficult mastery of skills the boy is changed from a brat into a gallant apprentice who adores his stalwart friend, Manuel.

Detective Harry Callahan is pitted against an unexpected lawbreaker: one who carries a badge. Sharpshooting rookie motorcycle cops have turned vigilante, rubbing out crooks the courts can't touch. Their real enemy is the system. Unfortunately for them, the system is what Harry is sworn to protect.