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Robert B. Parker
AuthorBooks · Second hand1932-2010
Robert Brown Parker was an American writer, primarily of fiction within the mystery/detective genre. His most famous works include the 40 novels written about the fictional private detective Spenser. In the mid-1980s, based on the character of detective Spenser, ABC television network developed the television series Spenser: For Hire. A series of TV movies was also produced based on the same character. His works incorporate encyclopedic knowledge of the Boston metropolitan area. The Spenser novels have been cited as reviving and changing the detective genre by critics and bestselling authors, including Robert Crais, Harlan Coben, and Dennis Lehane.
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About Robert B. Parker
Birth
1932
Death
2010
Robert Brown Parker was an American writer, primarily of fiction within the mystery/detective genre. His most famous works include the 40 novels written about the fictional private detective Spenser. In the mid-1980s, based on the character of detective Spenser, ABC television network developed the television series Spenser: For Hire. A series of TV movies was also produced based on the same character. His works incorporate encyclopedic knowledge of the Boston metropolitan area. The Spenser novels have been cited as reviving and changing the detective genre by critics and bestselling authors, including Robert Crais, Harlan Coben, and Dennis Lehane.
Robert B. Parker was born in Springfield and became an undisputed benchmark of American crime fiction.
His prolific career left an impressive legacy of 378 works published throughout his life.
He is world-renowned for creating the iconic private investigator Spenser, the protagonist of much of his narrative.
The city of Boston and the state of Massachusetts are the recurring settings that bring his detective stories to life.
His work Split Image stands out as one of the most representative titles within his extensive bibliography.
