Robert B. Parker (1932 - 2010)"Robert Parker dies at age 77" read the headlines on January 20, 2010.
Robert B. Parker will be remembered for writing short, vivid sentences about a tough guy with a soft heart, Boston PI Spenser (first name unknown), the main character in 37 "Spenser" crime novels. The character was the basis for the 1980s TV series "Spenser: For Hire, " starring Robert Urich. Parker admired Raymond Chandler and other classic crime writers, emulating their cool, clipped style in the first "Spenser" novel, The Godwulf Manuscript published in 1973.
Parker was also known for the 9 "Jesse Stone" novels featuring Paradise, Massachusetts police chief, Jesse Stone ( the latest "Split Image" is due out in February) and the 8 "Sunny Randall" novels featuring another Boston PI, this time female, Sunny Randall.
Over 4 million of Robert Parker's books have been published. These thoroughly entertaining works have been a consistent part of the "bestseller" landscape for many years.
Has Parker left some finished/unfinished works in the publishing pipeline? I sure hope so!
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