Taming a Sea-Horse is the 13th Spenser novel by Robert B. Parker.
The title is from the Robert Browning poem "My Last Duchess". The book's epigraph is of the poem's closing lines:
The story follows Boston based PI Spenser as he searches for April Kyle, the prostitute he met in events described in the earlier novel Ceremony. Kyle's story continues in Hundred-Dollar Baby.
Recurring characters Spenser Hawk Patricia Utley Dr. Susan Silverman, Ph.D. April Kyle Frank Belson Tony Marcus
External links Parker's page on the book