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| Author | Robert B. Parker |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Spenser |
| Genre | Detective fiction |
| Publisher | Delacorte Press |
| Publication date | 1988 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 211 |
| ISBN | 0-385-29651-7 |
| Preceded by | Pale Kings and Princes |
| Followed by | Playmates |
Crimson Joy is the 15th Spenser novel by Robert B. Parker.
The story follows Boston based PI Spenser as he tracks a serial killer the press has dubbed the "Red Rose Killer".
The killer turns out to be a therapeutic patient of Spenser's girlfriend Susan Silverman, challenging their safety and testing their relationship.
