Prolific and beloved mystery/suspense author Robert B. Parker died suddenly on Monday, January 18. He was at his desk working on his latest Spenser novel.
Parker actually wrote three different series, as well as a number of unrelated titles, but his most well-known character was, of course, Boston P.I. Spenser. Spenser (whose first name was never revealed) was the centerpiece of 38 mysteries, many of which were made into TV movies. The mystery series was also adapted into the TV series "Spenser for Hire" which ran on ABC from 1985-88, with Robert Ulrich playing Spenser.
Here is a list, from Robert B. Parker's website, of his series and the titles in each series:
The Spenser Series
Back Story
Bad Business
A Catskill Eagle
Ceremony
Chance
Cold Service
Crimson Joy
Double Deuce
Early Autumn
God Save the Child
The Godwulf Manuscript
Hugger Mugger
Hundred-Dollar Baby
Hush Money
The Judas Goat
Looking for Rachel Wallace
Mortal Stakes
Now and Then
Pale Kings and Princes
Paper Doll
Pastime
Playmates
Potshot
The Professional
Promised Land
Rough Weather
A Savage Place
School Days
Small Vices
Stardust
Sudden Mischief
Taming a Seahorse
Thin Air
Valediction
Walking Shadow
The Widening Gyre
Widow's Walk
The Sunny Randall Series
Blue Screen
Family Honor
Melancholy Baby
Perish Twice
Shrink Rap
Spare Change: A Sunny Randall Novel
The Jesse Stone Series
Death in Paradise
High Profile: A Jesse Stone Novel
Night and Day
Night Passage
Sea Change
Split Image
Stone Cold
Stranger in Paradise
Trouble in Paradise
Other Books
All Our Yesterdays
Appaloosa
The Boxer and the Spy
Brimstone
Chasing the Bear: A Young Spenser Novel
Double Play
Edenville Owls
Gunman's Rhapsody
Love and Glory
Perchance to Dream
Poodle Springs
Resolution
Wilderness