That is sad. I've read all of his Spenser novels as well as some from his other series. He was older than I thought.
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David
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That IS sad news. I am a voracious reader of private-eye fiction (which wouldn't be as common today as it is, were it not for Robert B Parker) and the "Spenser" novels have long been my favorite series. I was lucky enough to discover "The Godwulf Manuscript" when it was first published in paperback, so I've been reading Parker since the beginning of his career. I'll miss his wit, his economical style.Larry -
RIP
He entertained a couple of generations (so far) of PI novel buffs.
Spenser for Hire was especially cool for us, taking place locally, with plenty of in-the-mean-streets scenes.
I'm personally a fan of the late Jim Thompson.
Hardcore PI stuff from the '50s."I'm quite illiterate, but I read a lot" - Holden CaulfieldComment
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My wife likes to read that stuff.
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ONE OF THE GREATEST AUTHORS OF "SCHLOCK" FICTION EVER!
And I LOVE his Spencer books.
As an alternative, read stuff by Michael Connely. No one character, but great writing and novels!Comment
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This is sad. I've probably read most if not all of the Spencer books as well as the few westerns he was developing in the past few years.
He will be missed.sigpicComment
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