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Robert Brown Parker (September 17, 1932 – January 18, 2010) was an American writer, primarily of fiction within the mystery/detective genre. His most famous works were the 40 novels written about the fictional private detective Spenser.
The novel's hero is Spenser, a private investigator in Boston.Spenser, who served as an infantryman in the 1st Infantry Division during the Korean War [1] and as a former State trooper, is hired by Boston aristocrat Loudon Tripp to investigate his wife's murder, and Spenser soon uncovers upper-class scandals and a corpse who might not be dead after all.
Jesse Stone is the lead character in a series of detective novels written by Robert B. Parker.They were among his last works, and the first series in which the novelist used the third-person narrative.
Four made-for-TV movies based upon the series were produced by the Lifetime cable network between 1993 and 1995, again starring Robert Urich and Avery Brooks. The movies were based on four of Parker's novels: Ceremony, Pale Kings and Princes, The Judas Goat and A Savage Place. Parker and his wife Joan co-wrote the first two screenplays.
Brimstone is a 2009 Western novel by Robert B. Parker. It is the third novel featuring Everett Hitch and Virgil Cole and it follows the events of Appaloosa and Resolution . Plot
Perchance to Dream is a detective crime novel by Robert B. Parker, written as an authorized sequel to The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler. Following his post-mortem collaboration with Chandler on Poodle Springs, this 1991 release is the second and final Philip Marlowe novel written by Parker.
Death in Paradise is a crime novel by Robert B. Parker, the third in his Jesse Stone series. It was made into a film in 2006. It was made into a film in 2006. [ 1 ]
Small Vices is the 24th Spenser novel by Robert B. Parker. Plot ... Spenser: Small Vices, is a made-for-TV movie starring Joe Mantegna as Spenser. [1]