SPENSER RETURNS!
It’s that time of year again — I’ve hit the road for annual book tour. This time, I’m promoting the brand-new Spenser novel with the great Joan Parker. I’ll be in TriBeCa — yep, that’s how it’s really spelled — tonight at the Mysterious Bookshop. Tomorrow, it’s onto Boston. I’ll try and update the blog […]
The Real Z. Sixkill?
A lot of Spenser fans have been asking me lately if Zebulon Sixkill — the Cree Indian badass we met in RPB’s last completed work — would ever show up again. For anyone who read the novel, they know Bob left us with another great ally in the Spenser universe and a tough who had […]
PW Loves THE LOST ONES
The Lost OnesAce Atkins. Putnam, $25.95 (352p) ISBN 978-0-399-15876-6 Edgar-finalist Atkins showcases his versatility in his exciting, thoughtful second thriller starring ex-Ranger–turned–lawman Quinn Colson (after 2011’s The Ranger). Colson, who survived tours of duty in both Iraq and Afghanistan, has only recently become sheriff in Tibbehah County, Miss., where graft is personified by Johnny Stagg, president of the board of […]
Boston Globe 1-A
It wasn’t just the detective sitting in his office at the corner of Berkeley and Boylston, munching on a doughnut and “drinking coffee with a little milk and sugar,’’ that got to Joan Parker. Sure, she loved the first paragraph of the new manuscript. It was vintage Robert B. Parker, describing his alter ego, the […]
PW Raves for Ace’s First Spenser
Robert B. Parker’s Lullaby:A Spenser Novel Ace Atkins. Putnam, $26.95 (320p) ISBN 978-0-399-15803-2 Even the most fanatical Parker fans would be hard pressed to identify any aspect of this Spenser novel that doesn’t read as if it were penned by Spenser’s late creator. Mattie Sullivan, a street-hardened 14-year-old, asks the Boston PI to solve a […]
Location Scouting for Robert B. Parker’s Lullaby
This is the first in a series of photos on recent trips to Boston. Many of these were taken last year when work just started on ROBERT B. PARKER’S LULLABY. Long-time readers should be familiar with many of the locations — including Spenser’s office and Susan’s home in Cambridge. A sack of Dunkin’ Donuts is always […]
Spenser Soundtrack
I’ve been listening to a lot of Carmen McRae lately after a high recommendation by Spenser and Hawk in “Potshot.” McRae recorded with some my favorites: Dave Brubeck, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie to only name a few. Pour yourself a tall Scotch over ice, kick off your shoes, and listen to one of her […]
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