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