Robert B. Parker

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For other persons named Robert Parker, see Robert Parker (disambiguation).
Robert B. Parker
Born September 17, 1932 (1932-09-17) (age 75)
Springfield, Massachusetts
Occupation Writer
Nationality American
Genres Crime fiction
Spouse(s) Joan Parker
Children 2 sons
Official website

Robert B. Parker (born September 17, 1932) is an acclaimed American crime writer. His most famous works are the Spenser series, which achieved a far wider audience due to being dramatized as a television series, Spenser: For Hire, on the ABC network during the late 1980s. His works explore aspects of human nature and incorporate considerable knowledge about the Boston metropolitan area.

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[edit] Biography

Robert Brown Parker was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. He met his future wife, Joan, when they were both children in their hometown; they began dating at Colby College. They married in 1956; they have two sons, David and Daniel. Robert Parker received a Ph. D. in English literature from Boston University in 1971, with a dissertation on the private-eye heroes of Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Ross Macdonald. He worked in technical writing and advertising and then in academia, eventually becoming a full professor at Northeastern University. He became a full-time writer in 1979. He and his wife separated in 1982 but reconciled in 1984, first living separately and since 1986 living on different floors of a house in Cambridge.

Parallels between Parker's life and his fiction are easy to find. His first literary collaboration with his wife, Three Weeks in Spring, is based on her first bout with breast cancer. Spenser's separation from and reconciliation with his girlfriend mirror the Parkers' marriage. Spenser's surrogate son, Paul Giacomin, is a dancer and choreographer like David Parker.

[edit] Selected bibliography

[edit] Spenser novels

  1. The Godwulf Manuscript (1973)
  2. God Save the Child (1974)
  3. Mortal Stakes (1975)
  4. Promised Land (1976) (Edgar Award, 1977, Best Novel)
  5. The Judas Goat (1978)
  6. Looking for Rachel Wallace (1980)
  7. Early Autumn (1981)
  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 (1992)
  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) (also includes Jesse Stone)
  31. Bad Business (2004) (also includes Sunny Randall, unnamed)
  32. Cold Service (2005)
  33. School Days (2005)
  34. Hundred-Dollar Baby (2006)
  35. Now and Then (2007)

[edit] Jesse Stone novels

Also see Jesse Stone novels

  1. Night Passage (1997) (TV movie aired on CBS January 15, 2006)
  2. Trouble in Paradise (1998)
  3. Death In Paradise (2001) (TV movie aired on CBS April 30, 2006)
  4. Stone Cold (2003) (TV movie aired on CBS February 20, 2005)
  5. Sea Change (2006) (also includes Spenser, unnamed) (TV movie aired on CBS May 22, 2007)
  6. High Profile (2007) (also includes Sunny Randall)
  7. Stranger In Paradise (2008)

[edit] Sunny Randall novels

  1. Family Honor (1999)
  2. Perish Twice (2000)
  3. Shrink Rap (2002)
  4. Melancholy Baby (2004) (also includes Susan Silverman as Sunny's therapist)
  5. Blue Screen (2006) (also includes Susan Silverman as Sunny's therapist and Jesse Stone)
  6. Spare Change (2007) (also includes Susan Silverman as Sunny's therapist, and mentions Jesse Stone frequently)

[edit] Philip Marlowe novels

  1. Poodle Springs (1989). A continuation of an unfinished manuscript by Raymond Chandler, authorized by Chandler's estate.
  2. Perchance to Dream (1991). An authorized sequel to Chandler's novel The Big Sleep.

[edit] Other fiction

  1. Wilderness (1979)
  2. Love and Glory (1980)
  3. All Our Yesterdays (1994)
  4. Gunman's Rhapsody (2001)
  5. Double Play (2004)
  6. Appaloosa (2005)
  7. Edenville Owls (2007)

[edit] Non-fiction

  1. Sports Illustrated Training with Weights (with John R. Marsh) (1974)
  2. Three Weeks in Spring (with Joan H. Parker) (1982)
  3. A Year At The Races (with Joan H. Parker) 1990

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