Robert B. Parker
Robert Brown Parker (September 17, 1932 – January 18, 2010) was an American crime and western fiction writer. He was not only the creator of the Cole & Hitch series, his most famous novels are about the Boston based P.I. Spenser.
Robert was born in a poor neighborhood in Springfield, the capital of the state Massachusetts. He grew up with many African-Americans and was first, a fan of the Brooklyn Dodgers. When they moved to Los Angeles, he affiliated with the Boston Red Sox and became a part of the "Red Sox Nation".
His childhood hero was Jackie Robinson, he was the first African American baseball player in MLB history. Jackie breaks the color barrier and has made history.
In the 50's Robert married Joan Parker. He knew her since she was a toddler. They met each other again at Colby College in Maine, where Parker has earned a degree.
Then he served as a soldier in Korea, like his protag Spenser.
After various jobs, he became a writer in the early 70's. His first work was a dissertation about Chandler and Hammett, his personal favorite authors.
Spenser series
01. The Godwulf Manuskript 1973
02. God save the Child 1974
03. Mortal Stakes 1975
04. Promised Land 1976
05. The Judas Goat 1978
06. Looking for Rachel Wallace 1980
07. Early Autumn 1981
08. A Savage Place 1981
09. 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. Widows 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 & Then 2007
36. Rough Weather 2008
37. The Professional 2009
38. Chasing the Bear: A young Spenser Novel 2009
39. Painted Ladies - 2010
40. Sixkill 2011
41. Lullaby 2012
42. Wonderland 2013
43. Silent Night 2013
44. Cheap Shot 2014
45. Kickback 2015
46. Slow Burn 2016
For more infos, visit my fan site about Spenser.
Philip Marlowe
Robert B. Parker has completed Raymond Chandler's unfinished novel "Poodle Springs". He also wrote a sequel to "The Big Sleep", called "Perchance To Dream".
Please visit the german fan page about two great P.I.'s "Mike Hammer" and "Philip Marlowe". My dear friend Mark Riemenschneider run this fan site.
Sunny Randall series
1) Family Honor
2) Perish Twice
3) Shrink Rap
4) Melancholy Baby
5) Blue Screen
6) Spare Change
Stand Alone's
1) Wilderness
2) Love & Glory
3) All Our Yesterdays
4) Gunman's Rhapsody
5) Double Play
6) Edenville Owls
7) The Boxer and the Spy
Jesse Stone series
1) Night Passage
2) Trouble In Paradise
3) Death In Paradise
4) Stone Cold
5) Sea Change
6) High Profile
7) Stranger In Paradise
8) Night and Day
9) Split Image
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Michael Brandman
10) Killing The Blues
11) Fool Me Twice
12) Damned If You Do
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Reed Farrel Coleman
13) Blind Spot
14) The Devil Wins
15) Debt To Pay
Non-fiction
1) Sports Illustrated Training with Weights
2) Three Weeks in Spring
3) On Writing
4) The Private Eye in Hammett and Chandler
5) A Year At The Races
6) Spenser's Boston
7) Spenser's Cookbook (Japan only)