American crime writer (1932–2010) · 1932-2010
Robert B. Parker Books in Order
69 books · 2 series · 1973-2013
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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| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | The Godwulf Manuscript | 1973 | Amazon |
| 2 |  | Mortal Stakes | 1975 | Amazon |
| 3 |  | Promised Land | 1976 | Amazon |
| 4 |  | The Judas Goat | 1978 | Amazon |
| 5 |  | Early Autumn | 1980 | Amazon |
| 6 |  | Looking for Rachel Wallace | 1980 | Amazon |
| 7 |  | Ceremony | 1982 | Amazon |
| 8 |  | A Catskill Eagle | 1985 | Amazon |
| 9 |  | Pale Kings and Princes | 1987 | Amazon |
| 10 |  | Crimson Joy | 1988 | Amazon |
| 11 |  | Pastime | 1991 | Amazon |
| 12 |  | Double Deuce | 1992 | Amazon |
| 13 |  | Paper Doll | 1993 | Amazon |
| 14 |  | Walking Shadow | 1994 | Amazon |
| 15 |  | Thin Air | 1995 | Amazon |
| 16 |  | Small Vices | 1997 | Amazon |
| 17 |  | Potshot | 2001 | Amazon |
| 18 |  | Bad Business | 2004 | Amazon |
| 19 |  | School Days | 2005 | Amazon |
| 20 |  | Chasing the Bear | 2009 | Amazon |
Entries without a number are not numbered in the source data - they are placed by publication date, which is usually but not always the intended reading order.
| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Night Passage | 1997 | Amazon |
| 2 |  | Trouble in Paradise | 1998 | Amazon |
| 3 |  | Death in Paradise | 2001 | Amazon |
| 4 |  | Stone Cold | 2003 | Amazon |
| 5 |  | Sea Change | 2006 | Amazon |
| 6 |  | High Profile | 2007 | Amazon |
| 7 |  | Stranger in Paradise | 2008 | Amazon |
| 8 |  | Night and Day | 2009 | Amazon |
| 9 |  | Split Image | 2010 | Amazon |
Entries without a number are not numbered in the source data - they are placed by publication date, which is usually but not always the intended reading order.
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Reading Robert B. Parker in order
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