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RobertB.ParkerandhislegendarySpenserserieshavelongbeenconsideredtheneplusultraofdetectivefiction.Butthecritics'praiseforJesseStone'sdebutinNightPassageprovedtherewasroomforadditiontotheParkerliterarycanon."Anovelasfreshasitisbold...Parker'ssentencesflowwithasmuchwit,graceandassuranceasever,andStoneisacomplexandconsistentlyinterestingnewprotagonist.Hisspeedyreturnwillbewelcome."(Newsday)StilesIslandisawealthyandexclusiveenclaveseparatedbyabridgefromtheMassachusettscoasttownofParadise.JamesMacklinseesStilesIslandastheultimateinvestmentopportunity:allheneedstodoisinvadetheisland,blowthebridge,andloottheisland.Torealizehisinvestment,Macklin,alongwithhisdevotedgirlfriend,Faye,assemblesacrewoffellowex-cons—allexpertsintheirfields—includingWilsonCromartie,afearsomeApache.JamesMacklinisabadman—averybadman.AndWilsonCromartie,knownasCrow,isevenworse.AsMacklinplanshiscrime,ParadisePoliceChiefJesseStonehashishandsfull.Hefacesromanticentanglementsintriplicate:hisex-wife,Jenn,isintheParadisejailforassault,he'sbegunanewrelationshipwithaStilesIslandrealtornamedMarcyCampbell,andhe'sstillsortingouthisfeelingsforattorneyAbbyTaylor.WhenMacklin'sattackonStilesIslandissetinmotion,bothMarcyandAbbyareputinjeopardy.Asthecasualtiesmount,it'suptoJessetokeepbothwomenfromharm.Adistinguishedandtalentedactor,RichardMasurhasbeenperforminginmoviesandontelevisionforover20years.HismanyfeaturefilmcreditsincludeMultiplicity,ForgetParis,SixDegreesofSeparation,MyGirlandRiskyBusiness.HecanbeheardontheaudiopresentationofRobertParker'sNightPassage,alsoavailablefromBDDAudio.
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TomSelleckWesternCollectionRobertB.ParkerFeaturingrapid-firedialogueandspicycharacters,RobertB.Parker'sbooksaretop-shelfreadingforfansofdetectivecrimenovels.HisSpenserseriesisseveraltitlesstrongandanestablishedclassic;latelyParkerhasraisedthestakeswithtwoadditionalseries(onefeaturingprivateeyeSunnyRandle,theotherfeaturingpolicechiefJesseStone)thatmayeventuallyrivalhisbelovedBostonP.I.BiographyRobertB.Parkerbeganasastudentofhard-boiledcrimewriterssuchasDashiellHammettandRaymondChandler,butwhenhebecameacrimewriterhimself,hewasoneoftherarecontemporaryauthorstobeconsideredonparwithhispredecessors.TheSpenserseries,featuringaBoston-basedex-boxerandex-cop,isoneofthegenre'smostrespectedandpopularfixtures.Notedfortheirsharpdialogueandfinecharacterdevelopment,theSpenserbookscarryonatraditionwhileupdatingit,particularlyingivingitsherotwostrongalteregosinHawk,ablackfriendandright-handman;andSusanSilverman,Spenser'spsychologistloveinterest.Parker'sinclusionofotherracesandsexualpersuasions(severalofhisnovelsfeaturegaycharacters,asensibilitystrengthenedinParkerthroughhissons,bothofwhomaregay)giveamoremodernfeeltothecasescomingintoSpenser'soffice.TheSpenserseries,whichbeganwith1973'sTheGodwulfManuscript,hasanelementoftoughnessthatsuitsitsBostonmilieu;butitdelvesjustasoftenintothecomplexrelationshipbetweenSilvermanandSpenser,andtheinterplaybetweentheP.I.andHawk.Bythelate‘80s,ParkerhadacquiredsuchareputationthattheagentforRaymondChandler'sestatetappedhimtofinishthelegend'slastbook,PoodleSprings.Itwasathanklessmissionboundtoearncriticism,butParkercarriedoffthetaskwell,thankstohisgiftforto-the-pointwritinganddeftplotting."Parkerisn't,evenhere,thewriterChandlerwas,buthe'snotasentimentalist,andhedarkensanddeepensMarlowe,"theAtlanticconcluded.In1991,ParkertookasecondcrackatChandlerwiththeBigSleepsequelPerchancetoDream.ParkertookotherdetoursfromSpenserovertheyears.In1999,FamilyHonorintroducedSunnyRandall,afemaleBostonprivateeyeParkercreatedwithactressHelenHuntinmind.Twoyearsearlier,heintroducedL.A.-to-NewEnglandcoptransplantJesseStoneinNightPassage.HealsoauthoredfourbestsellingWesternsfeaturingVirgilColeandEverettHitch,afewyoungadultbooks,aswellasseveralstand-alonenovelsthatwerewell-receivedbyhismanyfans.ParkerdiedsuddenlyinJanuary2010whileathomeathisdesk,workingonabook.Thecausewasaheartattack.Hewasseventy-seven.GoodToKnowParker'sthesisingraduateschoolwasastudyoftheprivateeyeinliteraturethatcenteredonRaymondChandler,DashiellHammettandRossMacDonald.Criticswouldlaterputhiminthesamecategoryasthoseauthors.Parker'smainheroisnamedforEdmundSpenser,the16th-centuryauthorofTheFaerieQueene.ParkerhadahandinwritingthescriptsforsometelevisionadaptationsofSpenserbooksstarringRobertUrich,whoalsoplayedSpenserintheABCseriesfrom1985-88.Urichsufferedabattlewithcancerandpassedawayin2002,butadaptationscontinuetobemadeforA&E,starringJoeMantegna.Parkerapprovedofthenewactor,tellingtheNewYorkTimes:''IlookedatJoeandIsawSpenser."AccordingtoaprofileintheNewYorkTimes,ParkermethiswifeJoanwhenthetwoweretoddlersatabirthdayparty.ThetworeconnectedasfreshmenatColbyCollegeandeventuallyhadtwosons.Theycreditthesurvivaloftheirmarriagetoahousesplitintoseparatelivingspaces,sothatthetwocanenjoymoreindependentlivesthanyouraveragehusbandandwife.Parkertoldfansina1999Barnes&Noble.comchatthathethoughthisnon-serieshistoricalnovelAllOurYesterdayswas"thebestthingI'veeverwritten."Parkerhadasmallspeakingpartinthe1997A&EadaptationofSmallVices.HowdoeshehavetimetowritehisSpenserbooks,plustheotherseriesandtheadaptationstuff?"Keepinmind,ittakesmefourorfivemonthstowriteanovel,whichleavesmealotoftimetherestoftheyear,"hetoldBookmagazine."Idon'tliketohangaround."B.A.inEnglish,ColbyCollege,1954;M.A.,Ph.D.inEnglish,BostonUniversity,1957,1971
