Once upon a time, though not so long ago, there was a girl named April Kyleβa beautiful teenage runaway who turned to prostitution to escape her terrible family life. Now, April Kyleβs return in Hundred-Dollar Baby is nothing short of shocking.
When a mature, beautiful, and composed woman strides into Spenserβs office, the Boston PI barely hesitates before recognizing his once and future client. Now a well-established madam herself, April is still looking for Spenserβs approval, and it takes her a moment before she can ask him for his assistance.
April claims to be in the dark about who is trying to shake her and her business down, but Spenser and Hawk find ties to organized crime and local kingpin Tony Marcus, as well as a scheme to franchise her operation across the country. As Spenser again plays the gallant knight, it becomes clear that Aprilβs not as innocent as she seems. In fact, she may be her own worst enemy.