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Robert B Parker
(Robert Brown Parker)
(1932 - 2010)Robert B. Parker began writing in 1971 while teaching at Boston's Northeastern University. Now 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.
Genres: Mystery, Western
Series
Spenser
1. The Godwulf Manuscript (1973)
2. God Save the Child (1974)
3. Mortal Stakes (1975)
4. Promised Land (1976)
5. The Judas Goat (1978)
6. Looking for Rachel Wallace (1980)
7. Early Autumn (1980)
8. A Savage Place (1981)
9. Ceremony (1982)
10. The Widening Gyre (1983)
11. Valediction (1984)
12. A Catskill Eagle (1985)
13. Taming a Sea-Horse (1986)
14. Pale Kings and Princes (1987)
15. Crimson Joy (1988)
16. Playmates (1989)
17. Stardust (1990)
18. Pastime (1991)
19. Double Deuce (1991)
20. Paper Doll (1993)
21. Walking Shadow (1994)
22. Thin Air (1995)
23. Chance (1996)
24. Small Vices (1997)
25. Sudden Mischief (1998)
26. Hush Money (1999)
27. Hugger Mugger (2000)
28. Potshot (2001)
29. Widow's Walk (2002)
30. Back Story (2003)
31. Bad Business (2004)
32. Cold Service (2005)
33. School Days (2005)
34. Hundred-Dollar Baby (2006)
35. Now and Then (2007)
36. Rough Weather (2008)
36.5. Chasing the Bear (2009)
37. The Professional (2009)
38. Painted Ladies (2010)
39. Sixkill (2011)
39.5. Silent Night (2013) (with Helen Brann)
Spenser: A Mysterious Profile (2022)
continued in the series: Spenser
1. The Godwulf Manuscript (1973)
2. God Save the Child (1974)
3. Mortal Stakes (1975)
4. Promised Land (1976)
5. The Judas Goat (1978)
6. Looking for Rachel Wallace (1980)
7. Early Autumn (1980)
8. A Savage Place (1981)
9. Ceremony (1982)
10. The Widening Gyre (1983)
11. Valediction (1984)
12. A Catskill Eagle (1985)
13. Taming a Sea-Horse (1986)
14. Pale Kings and Princes (1987)
15. Crimson Joy (1988)
16. Playmates (1989)
17. Stardust (1990)
18. Pastime (1991)
19. Double Deuce (1991)
20. Paper Doll (1993)
21. Walking Shadow (1994)
22. Thin Air (1995)
23. Chance (1996)
24. Small Vices (1997)
25. Sudden Mischief (1998)
26. Hush Money (1999)
27. Hugger Mugger (2000)
28. Potshot (2001)
29. Widow's Walk (2002)
30. Back Story (2003)
31. Bad Business (2004)
32. Cold Service (2005)
33. School Days (2005)
34. Hundred-Dollar Baby (2006)
35. Now and Then (2007)
36. Rough Weather (2008)
36.5. Chasing the Bear (2009)
37. The Professional (2009)
38. Painted Ladies (2010)
39. Sixkill (2011)
39.5. Silent Night (2013) (with Helen Brann)
Spenser: A Mysterious Profile (2022)
continued in the series: Spenser
Jesse Stone
1. Night Passage (1997)
2. Trouble in Paradise (1998)
3. Death In Paradise (2001)
4. Stone Cold (2003)
5. Sea Change (2005)
6. High Profile (2007)
7. Stranger in Paradise (2008)
8. Night and Day (2009)
9. Split Image (2010)
continued in the series: Jesse Stone
1. Night Passage (1997)
2. Trouble in Paradise (1998)
3. Death In Paradise (2001)
4. Stone Cold (2003)
5. Sea Change (2005)
6. High Profile (2007)
7. Stranger in Paradise (2008)
8. Night and Day (2009)
9. Split Image (2010)
continued in the series: Jesse Stone
Sunny Randall
1. Family Honor (1999)
2. Perish Twice (2000)
3. Shrink Rap (2002)
4. Melancholy Baby (2004)
5. Blue Screen (2006)
6. Spare Change (2007)
continued in the series: Sunny Randall
1. Family Honor (1999)
2. Perish Twice (2000)
3. Shrink Rap (2002)
4. Melancholy Baby (2004)
5. Blue Screen (2006)
6. Spare Change (2007)
continued in the series: Sunny Randall
Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch
1. Appaloosa (2005)
2. Resolution (2008)
3. Brimstone (2009)
4. Blue-Eyed Devil (2010)
continued in the series by Robert Knott
1. Appaloosa (2005)
2. Resolution (2008)
3. Brimstone (2009)
4. Blue-Eyed Devil (2010)
continued in the series by Robert Knott
Novels
Wilderness (1979)
Love and Glory (1983)
All Our Yesterdays (1994)
Gunman's Rhapsody (2001)
Double Play (2004)
Edenville Owls (2007)
The Boxer and the Spy (2008)
Love and Glory (1983)
All Our Yesterdays (1994)
Gunman's Rhapsody (2001)
Double Play (2004)
Edenville Owls (2007)
The Boxer and the Spy (2008)
Novellas and Short Stories
Non fiction
Three Weeks in Spring (1978) (with Joan H Parker)
Parker on Writing (1985)
The Private Eye in Hammett and Chandler (1985)
A Year At the Races (1991) (with Joan H Parker)
Spenser's Boston (1994)
Parker on Writing (1985)
The Private Eye in Hammett and Chandler (1985)
A Year At the Races (1991) (with Joan H Parker)
Spenser's Boston (1994)
Omnibus editions
Series contributed to
Anthologies containing stories by Robert B Parker
Short stories
| Spenser's a Fan, Too (1988) |
Awards
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