Robert B. Parker

11 Series

Robert B. Parker (1932-2010) was a prolific American novelist known for his detective and western genres. He is best recognized for the Spenser series, but also created the Jesse Stone, Sunny Randall, and Cole & Hitch series, along with several Philip Marlowe novels. Parker's extensive bibliography includes standalone novels and non-fiction works.

Robert B. Parker completed "Poodle Springs" after Raymond Chandler's death left the novel unfinished. The Spenser series, starting with "Lullaby," is primarily written by Ace Atkins, except for "Silent Night," which was penned by Helen Brann. From "Killing the Blues" onward, the Jesse Stone series is authored by Michael Brandman, with the exception of "Blind Spot," written by Reed Farrel Coleman. The Cole & Hitch series, beginning with "Ironhorse," is written by Robert Knott. Each series continues to captivate readers with its distinct narrative style and compelling characters.

Spenser

The Godwulf Manuscript

(1973)

God Save the Child

(1974)

Mortal Stakes

(1975)

Promised Land

(1976)

The Judas Goat

(1978)

Looking for Rachel Wallace

(1980)

Early Autumn

(1981)

A Savage Place

(1981)

Ceremony

(1982)

The Widening Gyre

(1983)

Valediction

(1984)

A Catskill Eagle

(1985)

Taming a Sea-Horse

(1986)

Pale Kings and Princes

(1987)

Crimson Joy

(1988)

Playmates

(1989)

Stardust

(1990)

Pastime

(1991)

Double Deuce

(1992)

Paper Doll

(1993)

Walking Shadow

(1994)

Thin Air

(1995)

Chance

(1996)

Small Vices

(1997)

Sudden Mischief

(1998)

Hush Money

(1999)

Hugger Mugger

(2000)

Potshot

(2001)

Widow's Walk

(2002)

Back Story

(2003)

Bad Business

(2004)

Cold Service

(2005)

School Days

(2005)

Hundred-Dollar Baby / Dream Girl

(2006)

Now and Then

(2007)

Rough Weather

(2008)

The Professional

(2009)

Painted Ladies

(2010)

Sixkill

(2011)

Silent Night

(2011)(With: Helen Brann)

Lullaby

(2012)(By: Ace Atkins)

Wonderland / Spenser Confidential

(2013)(By: Ace Atkins)

Cheap Shot

(2014)(By: Ace Atkins)

Kickback

(2015)(By: Ace Atkins)

Slow Burn

(2016)(By: Ace Atkins)

Little White Lies

(2017)(By: Ace Atkins)

Old Black Magic

(2018)(By: Ace Atkins)

Angel Eyes

(2019)(By: Ace Atkins)

Someone to Watch Over Me

(2020)(By: Ace Atkins)

Bye Bye Baby

(2022)(By: Ace Atkins)

Broken Trust

(2023)(By: Mike Lupica)

Hot Property

(2024)(By: Mike Lupica)

Jesse Stone

Night Passage

(1997)

Trouble in Paradise

(1998)

Death in Paradise

(2001)

Stone Cold

(2003)

Sea Change

(2005)

High Profile

(2007)

Stranger in Paradise

(2008)

Night and Day

(2009)

Split Image

(2010)

Killing The Blues

(2011)(By: Michael Brandman)

Fool Me Twice

(2012)(By: Michael Brandman)

Damned If You Do

(2013)(By: Michael Brandman)

Blind Spot

(2014)(By: Reed Farrel Coleman)

The Devil Wins

(2015)(By: Reed Farrel Coleman)

Debt to Pay

(2016)(By: Reed Farrel Coleman)

The Hangman's Sonnet

(2018)(By: Reed Farrel Coleman)

Colorblind

(2018)(By: Reed Farrel Coleman)

The Bitterest Pill

(2019)(By: Reed Farrel Coleman)

Fool's Paradise

(2020)(By: Mike Lupica)

Stone's Throw

(2021)(By: Mike Lupica)

Fallout

(2022)(By: Mike Lupica)

Buried Secrets

(2025)(By: Christopher Farnsworth)

Sunny Randall

Family Honor

(1999)

Perish Twice

(2000)

Shrink Rap

(2002)

Melancholy Baby

(2004)

Blue Screen

(2006)

Spare Change

(2007)

Blood Feud

(2018)(By: Mike Lupica)

Grudge Match

(2020)(By: Mike Lupica)

Payback

(2021)(By: Mike Lupica)

Revenge Tour

(2022)(By: Mike Lupica)

Bad Influence

(2023)(By: Alison Gaylin)

Buzz Kill

(2024)(By: Alison Gaylin)

Booked

(2025)(By: Alison Gaylin)

Virgil Cole & Everett Hitch

Appaloosa

(2005)

Resolution

(2008)

Brimstone

(2009)

Blue-Eyed Devil

(2010)

Ironhorse

(2013)(By: Robert Knott)

Bull River

(2014)(By: Robert Knott)

The Bridge

(2014)(By: Robert Knott)

Blackjack

(2016)(By: Robert Knott)

Revelation

(2017)(By: Robert Knott)

Buckskin

(2019)(By: Robert Knott)

Opium Rose

(2026)(By: Robert Knott)

Standalone Novels

Wilderness

(1979)

Surrogate

(1982)

Love and Glory

(1983)

All Our Yesterdays

(1994)

Gunman's Rhapsody

(2001)

Double Play

(2004)

Edenville Owls

(2007)

The Boxer and the Spy

(2008)

Non-Fiction

Training with Weights

(1974)(With: John R. Marsh)

Three Weeks In Spring

(1978)(With: Joan H. Parker)

A Year at the Races

(1991)(With: Joan H. Parker)

Spenser's Boston

(1994)

Philip Marlowe

The Big Sleep

(1939)(By: Raymond Chandler)

Farewell, My Lovely

(1940)(By: Raymond Chandler)

The High Window

(1942)(By: Raymond Chandler)

The Lady in the Lake

(1943)(By: Raymond Chandler)

The Little Sister

(1949)(By: Raymond Chandler)

The Long Goodbye

(1953)(By: Raymond Chandler)

Playback

(1958)(By: Raymond Chandler)

Poodle Springs

(1989)(With: Raymond Chandler)

Perchance to Dream

(1991)

The Black-Eyed Blonde / Marlowe

(2014)(By: Benjamin Black)

Only to Sleep

(2018)(By: Lawrence Osborne)

The Goodbye Coast

(2022)(By: Joe Ide)

The Second Murderer

(2023)(By: Denise Mina)

Akashic Noir

San Francisco Noir

(2002)

Seattle Noir

(2003)

Bronx Noir

(2003)

Brooklyn Noir

(2004)

Brooklyn Noir 2

(2005)

Chicago Noir

(2005)

Manhattan Noir

(2006)

Miami Noir: The Classics

(2006)

D.C. Noir

(2006)

Baltimore Noir

(2006)

London Noir

(2006)

New Orleans Noir

(2007)

Los Angeles Noir

(2007)

Wall Street Noir

(2007)

Havana Noir

(2007)

Detroit Noir

(2007)

Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth

(2008)

Toronto Noir

(2008)

Las Vegas Noir

(2008)

Manhattan Noir 2

(2008)

Paris Noir

(2008)

Istanbul Noir

(2008)

Boston Noir

(2009)

Rome Noir

(2009)

San Francisco Noir 2

(2009)

Portland Noir

(2009)

Delhi Noir

(2009)

Phoenix Noir

(2009)

Los Angeles Noir 2

(2010)

Mexico City Noir

(2010)

Richmond Noir

(2010)

Orange County Noir

(2010)

Indian Country Noir

(2010)

Moscow Noir

(2010)

Lone Star Noir

(2010)

Philadelphia Noir

(2010)

Haiti Noir

(2010)

Copenhagen Noir

(2010)

Pittsburgh Noir

(2011)

San Diego Noir

(2011)

Pittsburgh Noir

(2011)

Barcelona Noir

(2011)

Cape Cod Noir

(2011)

Staten Island Noir

(2012)

Mumbai Noir

(2012)

Long Island Noir

(2012)

Venice Noir

(2012)

Kingston Noir

(2012)

St. Petersburg Noir

(2012)

Kansas City Noir

(2012)

Boston Noir 2

(2012)

Manila Noir

(2013)

Buffalo Noir

(2013)

Twin Cities Noir

(2013)

Dallas Noir

(2013)

Haiti Noir 2

(2013)

Singapore Noir

(2014)

Prison Noir

(2014)

Tel Aviv Noir

(2014)

Tehran Noir

(2014)

Belfast Noir

(2014)

Helsinki Noir

(2014)

Providence Noir

(2015)

Chicago Noir: The Classics

(2015)

Memphis Noir

(2015)

Zagreb Noir

(2015)

Marseille Noir

(2015)

Beirut Noir

(2015)

Stockholm Noir

(2016)

Brussels Noir

(2016)

Mississippi Noir

(2016)

St. Louis Noir

(2016)

Prague Noir

(2016)

San Juan Noir

(2016)

Oakland Noir

(2017)

Trinidad Noir

(2017)

Atlanta Noir

(2017)

New Haven Noir

(2017)

Montana Noir

(2017)

Buenos Aires Noir

(2017)

Montreal Noir

(2017)

Berlin Noir

(2018)

São Paulo Noir

(2018)

Santa Cruz Noir

(2018)

Lagos Noir

(2018)

Marrakech Noir

(2018)

Baghdad Noir

(2018)

Vancouver Noir

(2018)

Sydney Noir

(2018)

Hong Kong Noir

(2018)

Amsterdam Noir

(2019)

Houston Noir

(2019)

Columbus Noir

(2020)

Santa Fe Noir

(2020)

Alabama Noir

(2020)

Addis Ababa Noir

(2020)

Tampa Bay Noir

(2020)

Belgrade Noir

(2020)

Young Spenser

Chasing the Bear

(2009)

Mysterious Profiles

Rambo

(2022)(By: David Morrell)

Elvis Cole and Joe Pike

(2022)(By: Robert Crais)

Jack Taylor

(2022)(By: Ken Bruen)

Jack Reacher

(2022)(By: Lee Child)

Charlie Parker

(2022)(By: John Connolly)

Hieronymus Bosch

(2022)(By: Michael Connelly)

Lincoln Rhyme

(2022)(By: Jeffery Deaver)

Alex Delaware

(2022)(By: Jonathan Kellerman)

Tess Monaghan

(2022)(By: Laura Lippman)

Charlie Resnick

(2022)(By: John Harvey)

Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus

(2022)(By: Faye Kellerman)

Inspector Morse

(2022)(By: Colin Dexter)

Dismas Hardy

(2022)(By: John Lescroart)

Bob Lee Swagger

(2022)(By: Stephen Hunter)

Aloysius X. L. Pendergast

(2022)(By: Douglas Preston)

Lou Boldt

(2022)(By: Ridley Pearson)

Spenser

(2022)

Charlotte and Thomas Pitt

(2022)(By: Anne Perry)

John Rebus

(2022)(By: Ian Rankin)

Mallory

(2022)(By: Carol O'Connell)

Jane Whitefield

(2022)(By: Thomas Perry)

Ian Rutledge

(2022)(By: Charles Todd)

Amos Walker

(2022)(By: Loren D. Estleman)

Precious Ramotswe

(2022)(By: Alexander McCall Smith)

Maisie Dobbs

(2022)(By: Jacqueline Winspear)

The Lincoln Lawyer

(2022)(By: Michael Connelly)

Condor

(2023)(By: James Grady)

Ben Kincaid

(2023)(By: William Bernhardt)

Repairman Jack

(2023)(By: F. Paul Wilson)

Joe Pickett

(2024)(By: C.J. Box)

Peter Diamond

(2024)(By: Peter Lovesey)

Nathan Heller

(2024)(By: Max Allan Collins)

Anthologies

The Best American Mystery Stories 1997

(1997)

Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe

(2011)

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