VJ Books Presents Author Robert B. Parker!

Robert B. Parker (September 17, 1932 - January 18, 2010) was the author of seventy books, including the legendary Spenser detective series, the novels featuring Police Chief Jesse Stone, and the acclaimed Virgil Cole -Everett Hitch westerns, as well as the Sunny Randall novels. Winner of the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award and long considered the undisputed dean of American crime fiction, he died in January 2010.
Parker was born and raised in Massachusetts, graduated from Colby College in Maine, married Joan Hall, had two sons, earned his Ph.D. at Boston University, and taught at Northeastern University..

Parker's talent for rhythm was first put to work when the U.S. Army sent him to Korea as a Morse code radio operator. He always wanted to be a writer, but he needed a steady income to support his young wife and, later, his sons. Bob was hired as a technical writer first for Raytheon and then for Curtiss-Wright, which soon laid him off. He next worked as editor of a magazine for Prudential insurance agents and freelanced as a partner in Parker/Farman, the "world's smallest advertising agency."

Unable to take any more of corporate America, and with no interest in advertising, Bob returned to school. The plan was to earn a doctorate, get a job teaching, and have the time to start writing seriously. While going to school, he held down as many as five college teaching jobs at once, often took care of his sons, and did odd jobs for a consulting company. Fortunately for the family, Joan had a job in education that paid well.

The plan worked, and as a teacher at Northeastern University, Bob found the time to write. He was one of four authors of an anthology textbook, The Personal Response to Literature, published in 1971. Two years later, the first Spenser novel, The Godwulf Manuscript, appeared.

Parker's bestselling Western novel, Appaloosa, was made into a major motion picture by New Line, starred Ed Harris and Viggo Mortensen, and was a box office hit in 2008. Long acknowledged as the dean of American crime fiction, he was named Grand Master of the Edgar Awards in 2002 by the Mystery Writers of America, an honor shared with earlier masters such as Alfred Hitchcock and Ellery Queen.

With the blessing of Parker's family, the Spenser and Stone series will continue; with Ace Atkins carrying the Spenser series, and Michael Brandman and Reed Farrel Coleman carrying the Jesse Stone series, and Robert Knott carrying the Coleman and Hitch series.

Robert B. Parker Book List His website: www.robertbparker.net Similar authors: Michael Brandman, Robert Crais, Sara Paretsky, Stuart Woods

Robert B. Parker's Revelation Signed First Edition

Robert B. Parker's Debt to Pay Signed First Edition

Robert B. Parker's Blackjack Signed First Edition

Robert B. Parker's The Bridge Signed First Edition

Robert B. Parker's Blind Spot Signed First Edition

Robert B. Parker's Bull River Signed First Edition

Robert B. Parker Bibliography

1. Godwulf Manuscript - 1974
2. God Save the Child - 1974
3. Mortal Stakes - 1975
4. Promised Land - 1976
5. The Judas Goat - 1983
6. Looking for Rachel Wallace - 1980
7. Early Autumn - 1980
8. A Savage Place - 1982
9. Ceremony - 1982
10. The Widening Gyre - 1983
11. Valediction - 1987
12. A Catskill Eagle - 1985
13. Taming a Seahorse - 1986
14. Pale Kings and Princes - 1987
15. Crimson Joy - 1988
16. Playmates - 1989
17. Stardust - 1992
18. Pastime - 1991
19. Double Deuce - 1992
20. Paper Doll - 1994
21. Walking Shadow - 1994
22. Thin Air - 1995
23. Chance - 1996
24. Small Vices - 1997
25. Sudden Mischief - 1998
26. Hush Money - 2000
27. Hugger Mugger - 2000
28. Potshot - 2001
29. Widow’s Walk - 2001
30. Back Story - 2003
31. Bad Business - 2004
32. Cold Service - 2005
33. School Days - 2005
34. Hundred-Dollar Baby - 2006
35. Now and Then - 2007
36. Rough Weather - 2008
37. The Professional - 2009
38. Painted Ladies - 2010
39. Sixkill - 2011
40. Robert B. Parker’s Lullaby (by Ace Atkins) - 2012
41. Robert B. Parker’s Silent Night (by Helen Brann) - 2013
42. Robert B. Parker's Wonderland (by Ace Atkins) - 2014
43. Robert B. Parker's Cheap Shot (by Ace Atkins) - 2014
44. Robert B. Parker's Kickback (by Ace Atkins) - 2015
45. Robert B. Parker's Little White Lies (by Ace Atkins) - May 2017

1. Night Passage - 1997
2. Trouble in Paradise - 2000
3. Death in Paradise - 2001
4. Stone Cold - 2003
5. Sea Change - 2006
6. High Profile - 2007
7. Stranger in Paradise - 2008
8. Night and Day - 2009
9. Split Image - 2010
10. Robert B. Parker’s Killing the Blues (by Michael Brandman) - 2011
11. Robert B. Parker’s Fool Me Twice (by Michael Brandman) - 2012
12. Robert B. Parker’s Damned If You Do (by Michael Brandman) - 2013
13. Robert B. Parker’s Blind Spot (by Reed Farrel Coleman) - 2014
14. Robert B. Parker's Debt to Pay (by Reed Farrel Coleman) - 2016
15. Robert B. Parker's The Hangman's Stone (by Reed Farrel Coleman) - September 2017

1. Family Honor - 1999
2. Perish Twice - 2000
3. Shrink Rap - 2002
4. Melancholy Baby - 2004
5. Blue Screen - 2006
6. Spare Change - 2007

1. Appaloosa - 2005
2. Resolution - 2007
3. Brimstone - 2008
4. Blue-Eyed Devil - 2009
5. Robert B. Parker's Ironhorse (by Robert Knott) - 2013
6. Robert B. Parker's Bull River (by Robert Knott) - 2014
7. Robert B. Parker's The Bridge (by Robert Knott) - 2014
8. Robert B. Parker's Blackjack (by Robert Knott) - 2016
9. Robert B. Parker's Revelation (Robert Knott) - 2017

• Edenville Owls - 2007
• The Boxer and the Spy - 2008
• Chasing the Bear: A Young Spenser Novel - 2009

• Wilderness - 1979
• Love and Glory - 1983
• Poodle Springs (with Raymond Chandler) - 1985
• Double Play - 2005
• Perchance to Dream - 1991
• All Our Yesterdays - 1994
• Gunman’s Rhapsody - 2001

• Promised Land (1976) - Edgar Award for Best Novel