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Robert B Parker

(Robert Brown Parker)
USA  (1932 - )
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About Robert B Parker
Robert B. Parker began writing in 1971 while teaching at Boston's Northeastern University. Now as the author of nearly 50 books, he is acknowledged as the dean of American crime fiction and was named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America (2002). His novels featuring the wise-cracking, street-smart Boston private-eye Spenser have earned him a devoted following and reams of critical acclaim. The Spenser character inspired the television series Spenser: For Hire and a number of made-for-television films. He and his wife, Joan, live in the Boston area.
 
New and Forthcoming Hardbacks

Rough Weather
Rough Weather
(Spenser, book 36)

Night and Day
Night and Day
(Jesse Stone, book 8)

Brimstone
Brimstone
(Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch, book 3)


Chasing the Bear: A Young Spenser Novel
Chasing the Bear
A Young Spenser Novel (Spenser, book 37)

New and Forthcoming Paperbacks

Resolution
Resolution
(Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch, book 2)

The Boxer and the Spy
The Boxer and the Spy

Anthologies edited
The Best American Mystery Stories 1997
 
Non fiction
Spenser's Boston
 
Anthologies containing stories by Robert B Parker
 
Short stories
Spenser's a Fan, Too (1988)


Awards
Edgar Awards Best Novel winner (1977) : Promised Land


Books about Robert B Parker
The Robert B. Parker Companion
 
Links to other websites
robertbparker.net


Robert B Parker recommends
The Wycherly Woman
The Wycherly Woman (1961)
(Lew Archer, book 9)
Ross MacDonald
"It was not just that Ross MacDonald taught us how to write; he did something much more, he taught us how to read, and how to think about life, and maybe in some small but mattering way, how to live."
Pale Gray for Guilt
Pale Gray for Guilt (1968)
(Travis McGee, book 9)
John D MacDonald
"...one of the great sagas in American fiction."
Frequent Flyer
Frequent Flyer (1989)
(Kinky Friedman, book 4)
Kinky Friedman
"Kinky is smart, funny and tough."
Rules of Prey
Rules of Prey (1989)
(Lucas Davenport, book 1)
John Sandford
"A cop and a killer you will remember for a long, long time. "
Fear Will Do It
Fear Will Do It (1992)
(Cooper MacLeish, book 2)
Sam Reaves
"Sam Reaves is too good. He makes me nervous."
Bait
Bait (1994)
Kenneth Abel
"Brilliant!"
Dead Man's Dance
Dead Man's Dance (1995)
Robert Ferrigno
"First-Rate."
Bloodline
Bloodline (1995)
(Jack McMorrow, book 2)
Gerry Boyle
"Tense... Convincing and gracefully told. Gerry Boyle is the genuine article."
The Guardian
The Guardian (1996)
Bill Eidson
"The Guardian is first-rate stuff; lean prose, compelling story, and verve in the telling. Don't miss it."
A Flash of Red
A Flash of Red (1996)
(Tyler Vance, book 1)
Clay Harvey
"Taut, knowing, and headlong. Welcome aboard."
The Low End of Nowhere
The Low End of Nowhere (1996)
(Streeter, book 1)
Michael Stone
"Tough, authentic, and right on the money."
The Lost Coast
The Lost Coast (1997)
(Moses Wine)
Roger L Simon
"Roger L. Simon is absolutely first rate."
Kat Scratch Fever
Kat Scratch Fever (1997)
(Kat Colorado, book 8)
Karen Kijewski
"Compeling and graceful... Very hard to put down."
Hunting a Detroit Tiger
Hunting a Detroit Tiger (1997)
(Mickey Rawlings, book 4)
Troy Soos
"Equal parts baseball and mystery are the perfect proportion."
The Lew Archer Omnibus Volume Three
The Lew Archer Omnibus Volume Three (1997)
(Lew Archer)
Ross MacDonald
"I owe him."
Crossroad Blues
Crossroad Blues (1998)
(Nick Travers Mystery)
Ace Atkins
"Crossroad Blues sings."
Projection
Projection (1999)
(Frank Clevenger, book 2)
Keith Ablow
"First-Rate fiction!"
Throwing 7'S
Throwing 7'S (1999)
(Bobby Emmet)
Denis Hamill
"No one does tough New York better than Dennis Hamill."
Void Moon
Void Moon (1999)
Michael Connelly
"In Void Moon, as in all of Michael Connelly's books, you care about the people, you care what happens to them, and you can't stop reading until you find out. Connelly is so good he's beginning to annoy me."
Black Mountain
Black Mountain (2000)
Les Standiford
"Compelling... beautifully told... simply wonderful."
Springer's Gambit
Springer's Gambit (2001)
(Cole Springer Mystery, book 1)
W L Ripley
"Springer's Gambit is both fluent and riveting. Cole Springer is a comer... and so is W.L. Ripley."
A Murder of Honor
A Murder of Honor (2001)
(Kearney and Phelps, book 1)
Robert Andrews
"Wonderful."
Closing Time
Closing Time (2001)
(Terry Orr, book 1)
Jim Fusilli
"Dead-Perfect."
Paranoia
Paranoia (2004)
Joseph Finder
"An engrossing novel: crisp, hard, funny, and smart."
The Grief Shop
The Grief Shop (2006)
(Tally Whyte, book 3)
Vicki Stiefel
"Compelling, touching, and a pleasure to read."
The First Wave
The First Wave (2007)
(Billy Boyle World War II Mystery, book 2)
James R Benn
"A solid follow up to Benn's first novel. . . . [I] look forward to his next."
The Vicious Circle: Mystery and Crime Stories by Members of the Algonquin Round Table
The Vicious Circle: Mystery and Crime Stories by Members of the Algonquin Round Table (2007)
Otto Penzler
"Otto Penzler knows more about crime fiction than most people know about anything."
Fidelity
Fidelity (2008)
Thomas Perry
"Thomas Perry is, quite simply, brilliant."



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