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Robert B. Parker (1) (1932–2010)

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Robert Brown Parker is an American fiction writer of mysteries. He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts and earned his BA degree from Colby College in Waterville, Maine. He went on to earn his master's degree in English literature from Boston University. He started his career working in näytä lisää advertising. After some years, he went back to school to earn his PhD in English from Boston University in 1971. He then began his writng career while teaching at Northeastern University. He decided to become a full-time writer in 1979. His most popular works were the 40 novels written about the private detective Spenser. The ABC Television Network developed the television series "Spenser: For Hire", based on the character in the mid-1980s. Parker also wrote nine novels based on the character Jesse Stone and six novels based on the character Sunny Randall. On January 18, 2010, Robert Parker died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in Cambridge Massachusetts. (Bowker Author Biography) näytä vähemmän
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The Godwulf Manuscript (1973) 1,642 kappaletta
Cold Service (2005) 1,365 kappaletta
Night Passage (1997) 1,350 kappaletta
School Days (2005) 1,336 kappaletta
High Profile (2007) 1,271 kappaletta
Back Story (2003) 1,252 kappaletta
Hundred-Dollar Baby (2006) 1,250 kappaletta
Early Autumn (1981) 1,241 kappaletta
Now & Then (2007) 1,200 kappaletta
Stranger in Paradise (2008) 1,198 kappaletta
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Small Vices (1997) 1,192 kappaletta
Widow's Walk (2002) 1,181 kappaletta
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Bad Business (2004) 1,172 kappaletta
Potshot (2001) 1,169 kappaletta
God Save the Child (1974) 1,169 kappaletta
Hush Money (1999) 1,168 kappaletta
Trouble in Paradise (1998) 1,161 kappaletta
Thin Air (1995) 1,153 kappaletta
Stone Cold (2003) 1,151 kappaletta
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Promised Land (1976) 1,131 kappaletta
Night and Day (2009) 1,130 kappaletta
A Catskill Eagle (1985) 1,116 kappaletta
Death in Paradise (2001) 1,112 kappaletta
Hugger Mugger (2000) 1,111 kappaletta
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Chance (1996) 1,105 kappaletta
The Judas Goat (1978) 1,084 kappaletta
Mortal Stakes (2009) 1,082 kappaletta
The Professional (2009) 1,079 kappaletta
Paper Doll (1993) 1,073 kappaletta
Pastime (1991) 1,059 kappaletta
Pale Kings and Princes (1987) 1,057 kappaletta
Double Deuce (1992) 1,054 kappaletta
Split Image (2010) 1,033 kappaletta
Crimson Joy (1988) 1,012 kappaletta
Stardust (1990) 1,000 kappaletta
Valediction (1984) 997 kappaletta
Playmates (1989) 993 kappaletta
Taming a Sea-Horse (1986) 967 kappaletta
Family Honor (1999) 964 kappaletta
The Widening Gyre (1983) 961 kappaletta
Liian kaukana viattomuudesta (1982) 950 kappaletta
Painted Ladies (2010) 946 kappaletta
A Savage Place (1981) 946 kappaletta
Appaloosa (2005) 921 kappaletta
Marlowe palaa kaupunkiin (1989) 920 kappaletta
Sixkill (2011) 903 kappaletta
Shrink Rap (2002) 885 kappaletta
Spare Change (2007) 859 kappaletta
Perish Twice (2000) 842 kappaletta
Blue Screen (2006) 829 kappaletta
Melancholy Baby (2004) 739 kappaletta
Resolution (2008) 693 kappaletta
Double Play (2004) 617 kappaletta
Brimstone (2009) 574 kappaletta
Blue-Eyed Devil (2010) 520 kappaletta
Gunman's Rhapsody (2001) 456 kappaletta
All Our Yesterdays (1994) 451 kappaletta
Marlowe etsii naista (1991) 422 kappaletta
Wilderness (1979) 310 kappaletta
The Boxer and the Spy (2008) 295 kappaletta
Edenville Owls (2007) 284 kappaletta
Love and Glory (1983) 211 kappaletta
Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe : a centennial celebration (1988) — Johdanto — 200 kappaletta
The Best American Mystery Stories 1997 (1997) — Toimittaja; Johdanto — 117 kappaletta
Enter Spencer (3-in-1) (1989) 103 kappaletta
Three Complete Spenser Novels (1995) 59 kappaletta
Spenser's Boston (1989) 52 kappaletta
A Triple Shot of Spenser (3-in-1) (2005) 36 kappaletta
Surrogate (1982) 20 kappaletta
A Year at the Races (1991) 18 kappaletta
Classic Robert B. Parker (2011) 11 kappaletta
Spenser: A Mysterious Profile (2022) 9 kappaletta
The Jesse Stone Novels 1-5 (2012) 6 kappaletta
A Spenserian Sonnet 4 kappaletta
Harlem Nocturne 3 kappaletta
Parker on Writing (1985) 3 kappaletta
Snuff 1 kappale
Cold Case 1 kappale
Kidnappet (1998) 1 kappale
Med på holdet (1998) 1 kappale
Une paire de deux (1993) 1 kappale
Wild Swams 1 kappale
Kouřová clona (2007) 1 kappale
Bullet 1 kappale

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Nightmares & dreamscapes (1993) — Kertoja, eräät painokset8,299 kappaletta
Jos kuolema uinahtaa (1957) — Johdanto, eräät painokset656 kappaletta
Nainen pimeässä : romaani vaarallisesta romanssista (1933) — Esipuhe, eräät painokset588 kappaletta
Robert B. Parker's Fool Me Twice (2012) — Creator — 448 kappaletta
Blue City : likainen kaupunki (1947) — Johdanto, eräät painokset243 kappaletta
The Best American Mystery Stories 2002 (2002) — Avustaja — 158 kappaletta
Boston Noir 2: The Classics (2012) — Avustaja — 64 kappaletta

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Yleistieto

Kanoninen nimi
Parker, Robert B.
Virallinen nimi
Parker, Robert Brown
Syntymäaika
1932-09-17
Kuolinaika
2010-01-18
Sukupuoli
male
Kansalaisuus
USA
Syntymäpaikka
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Kuolinpaikka
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Kuolinsyy
heart attack
Asuinpaikat
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Koulutus
Colby College (BA | 1954)
Boston University (M.A. | 1957 | Ph.D | 1971 | English)
Ammatit
technical writer
advertising
professor
novelist
Suhteet
Parker, Joan H. (wife)
Organisaatiot
United States Army
Northeastern University
Pearl Productions
Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset
MWA Grand Master (2002)
Gumshoe Award (Lifetime Achievement ∙ 2007)
Shamus Award (The Eye for Lifetime Achievement ∙ 1995)
Bouchercon Lifetime Achievement Award (2006)
Agentti
Helen Brann
Lyhyt elämäkerta
Robert B(rown) Parker (1) was born September 17, 1932, in Springfield, MA. He earned a B.A. in English from Colby College in Maine in 1954, served as infantryman in Korea, and earned an M.A. in English from Boston University in 1957. He held several jobs before enrolling in Boston University's PhD program, and then taught English at various colleges until 1978. He is married to the former Joan Hall; they have two sons. Parker has created private detectives Spenser, and Sunny Randall, and Police Chief Jesse Stone, each of whom is featured in an ongoing series. Their story lines occasionally intersect. He also writes an American Western series featuring Hitch and Cole, and has contributed to the Wyatt Earp saga with the novel Gunman's Rhapsody. Recently, he has written some young adult fiction as well. He died unexpectedly at home in Cambridge, MA, on January 18, 2010.

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Any Robert B. Parker fans? Just read that he passed away today., Crime, Thriller & Mystery (lokakuuta 2011)

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Compared to one of James Lee Burke's novels, a Parker adventure is practically a cosy. The bad guys are dangerous, but rarely cruel or sadistic, and innocence is seldom their victim. The hero has a sense of humor and his girl is never in danger because of anything he does. Both authors have created detectives with a personal code, but Dave's often causes him serious trouble, while Spenser's sets the world straight. Burke is strong medicine, and Parker is the ice cream you get as a reward for taking it.

(If anyone ever tries to sell you a stereotype of the English professor, point them at these two authors, and ask them which one it fits.)

In The Professional, Spenser agrees to stop a blackmailer (not try to stop, you understand--not Spenser), and then finds the situation a bit more complicated than it first appeared. Regular readers know it will all come mostly right in the end. The usual banter with Hawk, sexual and intellectual interplay with Susan, and plain old think-it-through detective work. The occasional literary allusion drops into the text, and you either get it or you don't. Parker doesn't insult his readers by explicating, or embarrass them by making them wonder what he's talking about. I probably miss a handful of references in every book, because they fit so seamlessly into the characters' conversation or thoughts. He never disappoints, and always leaves me October 2009
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laytonwoman3rd | 24 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Mar 7, 2024 |
This was a fun read. Good character development and pacing. The ending was not quite what I expected in that the crime resolution was not complete and, altho Jesse Stone was a hero, he was also lucky. I actually found this ending refreshing.
 
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dresdon | 17 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Feb 26, 2024 |
Synopsis: 'In The Godwulf Manuscript, Spenser is hired by a Boston university to recover a rare manuscript. The police suspect a pretty blond student, but Spenser isn't ready for easy answers - especially when a radical student who can provide the only lead is murdered.
In God Save the Child, Spenser investigates the disappearance of a fourteen-year-old boy, an assumed runaway until a ransom note arrives. The investigation leads Spenser to some startling revelations about the boy's family . . . and to Susan Silverman, the psychologist who becomes an important part of Spenser's life.
Mortal Stakes brings Spenser into the world of baseball, when he is called in to find out the reasons behind the blackmailing of a Red Sox pitcher.' From the book jacket
Review: These three books develop the characters of Spenser and Susan Silverman. For me, there's too much detail about baseball, a particular brand of firearm, and what a particular place in Boston is like. The Godwulf Manuscript sets the tone for the Spenser books in that he is rescuing the damsel in distress and doing 'what's right'. The description of the clothing, which was high fashion during this time period, is laughable.
In God Save the Child, Spenser meets his long-term girlfriend who appears throughout the series. He has to come to grips with not knowing whether the right thing to do is 'right' for everyone. These themes in the first two books are carried out in the third book, Mortal Stakes. The time period is really apparent in the treatment of women.
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DrLed | 3 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Feb 24, 2024 |
Synopsis: 'Young Spenser is tough. No double about it. After all, he's being raised by his father and uncles - three of the toughest men in town. He knows how to fight, and he's had to prove it. But his father taught him something far more valuable: sometimes the toughest thing a guy can do is walk away from a fight.
So when Spenser sees his friend Jeannie being taken in a boat downriver by her abusive father, he knows he has a had decision to make. Should he trust his gut and risk his own life to save Jeannie's? And if so, how can he overcome such a bear of a man?" From book jacket

Review: Interesting prequel told from Spenser's point of view. It sort of explains his attitude toward his job, and the world.
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½
 
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DrLed | 17 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Feb 24, 2024 |

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