Both Susan Silverman and Hawk are

in serious trouble, and Spenser must

call upon all the strength, courage

and endurance he possesses in order

to help them. Hawk is in jail for tour

der, and Susan has vanished--possi

bly kidnapped by her dangerous new

boyfriend, the man responsible for

framing Hawk.

Spenser breaks Hawk out, and the two

men-- now fugitives -- embark on a des-

perate search for Susan that takes

them back and forth across the coun-

try. They form an uneasy alliance with

federal law enforcement officials to

bring down a man so powerful that

the government wants him dead--a

man whose son is Susan s corn panion

or captor or both.

A mystery of extraordinary excite

ment and power, A Catskill Eagle is a

penetrating exploration of the corn

plicated relationships between love

and courage, commitment and inde

pendence, and justice and the law.