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GPL BOOK BINGE - MYSTERY GPL BOOK BINGE - MYSTERY ROBERT B. PARKER’S ROBERT B. PARKER SPENSER Told in gritty, spare prose, this Boston-based hardboiled crime series stars Spenser (no first name), a tough, well-educated private detective who lives by a personal code. Possessed of a dark sense of humor and unafraid of a little trouble, Spenser, occasionally assisted by his friend Hawk, a former French Foreign Legionnaire, takes on cases deserving of extra-legal justice. 01 Godwulf manuscript 26 Hush money 02 God save the child 27 Hugger mugger 03 Mortal stakes 28 Potshot 04 Promised land 29 Widow's walk 05 Judas goat 30 Back story 06 Looking for Rachel 31 Bad business Wallace 32 Cold service 07 Early autumn 33 School days 08 Savage place 34 Hundred dollar baby Robert B. Parker (1932-2010) has long been acknowledged 09 Ceremony as the dean of American crime fiction. Born and raised in 35 Now and then Massachusetts, Parker attended Colby College in Maine, 10 Widening gyre 36 Rough weather served with the Army in Korea, and then completed a Ph.D. 11 Valediction in English at Boston University. 37 Professional 12 Catskill eagle Parker began writing his Spenser novels in 1971 while 38 Painted ladies teaching at Boston's Northeastern University. This mystery 13 Taming a sea horse 39 Six kill series featuring the wise-cracking, street-smart Boston 14 Pale kings and private-eye Spenser earned him a devoted following and a 40 Lullaby* place in the canon of mystery fiction. R.W.B. Lewis, writing princes in the New York Times Book Review commented "We are 41 Wonderland * 15 Crimson joy witnessing one of the great series in the history of the 42 Silent night* American detective story". 16 Playmates 43 Cheap shot* In addition to his Spenser series, Parker has also written 17 Stardust several standalone novels, two additional mystery series, 44 Kickback* 18 Pastime and a western series. 45 Slow burn* 19 Double deuce Parker died on January 19, 2010, at the age of 77. 46 Little white lies* 20 Paper doll *written posthumously by 21 Walking shadow OTHER SERIES BY ROBERT P. PARKER Ace Atkins 22 Thin air Sunny Randall Mystery Series 23 Chance Jesse Stone Mystery Series 24 Small vices Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch Western Series 25 Sudden mischief More BOOK BINGE lists may be found at This list is current as of 4/4/2017. the Georgetown Peabody Library • 987-352-5728 • georgetownpl.org GPL BOOK BINGE - MYSTERY GPL BOOK BINGE - MYSTERY ROBERT B. PARKER’S ROBERT B. PARKER JESSE STONE After being pushed out of the LAPD, Jesse Stone becomes police chief of coastal Paradise, MA. In these fast-paced, melancholy hard-boiled novels, Stone, an honorable man with a drinking problem, a complicated personal life, and a need to represent the dead, solves complex and gritty mysteries. 01 Night passage 10 Killing the blues* 02 Trouble in paradise 11 Fool me twice* 03 Death in paradise 12 Damned if you do* 04 Stone cold 13 Blind spot* 05 Sea change 14 Devil wins* 06 High profile 15 Debt to pay* 07 Stranger in paradise *written posthumously 08 Night and day by Michael Brandman and Reed Farrel 09 Split image Coleman Robert B. Parker (1932-2010) has long been acknowledged as the dean of American crime fiction. Born and raised in Massachusetts, Parker attended Colby College in Maine, served with the Army in Korea, and then completed a Ph.D. ROBERT B. PARKER’S in English at Boston University. Parker began writing his Spenser novels in 1971 while SUNNY RANDALL teaching at Boston's Northeastern University. This mystery series featuring the wise-cracking, street-smart Boston private-eye Spenser earned him a devoted following and a Sunny Randall is well-connected in both Boston's place in the canon of mystery fiction. R.W.B. Lewis, writing law community (because she’s an ex-cop, now a in the New York Times Book Review commented "We are P.I.) and in Boston's underworld (because the ex- witnessing one of the great series in the history of the American detective story". husband she's walked out on is a mob scion running some legitimate bars started with dirty money). In addition to his Spenser series, Parker has also written several standalone novels, two additional mystery series, She’s also great with weapons and wisecracks. and a western series. Parker died on January 19, 2010, at the age of 77. 01 Family honor 05 Blue screen 02 Perish twice 06 Spare change OTHER SERIES BY ROBERT P. PARKER 03 Shrink wrap Spenser Mystery Series 04 Melancholy baby Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch Western Series MoreMore BOOKBOOK BINGEBINGE listslists maymay bebe foundfound atat This list is current as of 4/4/2017. thethe GeorgetownGeorgetown PeabodyPeabody LibraryLibrary •• 987987--352352--57285728 •• georgetownpl.orggeorgetownpl.org .