Valediction is the 11th book in Robert B. Parker's Spenser series and first published in 1984.
Spenser, a private investigator in Boston, who served as an infantryman in the 1st Infantry Division during the Korean War [1] and as a former State trooper, investigates the kidnapping of a young dancer by a religious sect. [2]
Spenser is a fictional private investigator created by the American mystery writer Robert B. Parker. He acts as the protagonist of a series of detective novels written by Parker and later continued by Ace Atkins. His first appearance was in the 1973 novel The Godwulf Manuscript. He is also featured in the 1980s television series Spenser: For Hire and a related series of TV movies based on the novels. In March 2020 he was featured in the Netflix thriller film Spenser Confidential.
Robert Brown Parker was an American writer, primarily of fiction within the mystery/detective genre. His most famous works were the 40 novels written about the fictional private detective Spenser. ABC television network developed the television series Spenser: For Hire based on the character in the mid-1980s; a series of TV movies was also produced based on the character. His works incorporate encyclopedic knowledge of the Boston metropolitan area. The Spenser novels have been cited as reviving and changing the detective genre by critics and bestselling authors including Robert Crais, Harlan Coben, and Dennis Lehane.
Paper Doll is the 20th Spenser novel by Robert B. Parker. The story follows the Boston-based PI Spenser as he tries to solve the apparently random killing of the well-regarded wife of a local businessman.
The Godwulf Manuscript is the debut crime novel by American writer Robert B. Parker.
Pale Kings and Princes is a Spenser novel by Robert B. Parker. The title is taken from John Keats's poem La Belle Dame sans Merci: A Ballad. Following the murder of a reporter, Spenser is hired by a newspaper to investigate drug smuggling around the area of Wheaton, Massachusetts. There he encounters many troubles, including the death of a policeman and his son. Spenser, with the help of his friend, Hawk, eventually secures the downfall of the local cartel.
Hundred-Dollar Baby is the 34th Spenser novel by Robert B. Parker. The story follows Boston-based PI Spenser as he tries to help an old runaway prostitute he helped several years earlier, April Kyle.
Bad Business is a detective novel by Robert B. Parker first published in 2004. It features Parker's most famous creation, Boston-based private investigator Spenser, and is the 31st novel in the series. In this novel, Spenser is hired by a wealthy woman to gather evidence on her husband's infidelity. Soon, due to Spenser's investigation, homicides start occurring.
A Catskill Eagle is the 12th Spenser novel by Robert B. Parker, first published in 1985. The title comes from a quote from Herman Melville.
Walking Shadow is the 21st Spenser novel by Robert B. Parker.
A Savage Place is a detective fiction novel by American writer Robert B. Parker, the 8th book in the Spenser series.
Playmates is the 16th book in Robert B. Parker's Spenser series and first published in 1989.
Stardust is the 17th book in Robert B. Parker's Spenser series and first published in 1990.
Chance is the 23rd book in Robert B. Parker's Spenser series and first published in 1996. Spenser investigates the disappearance of the husband of mafia princess Shirley Meeker.
Sudden Mischief is the 25th book in Robert B. Parker's Spenser series and first published in 1998.
Hush Money is the 26th book in Robert B. Parker's Spenser series and first published in 1999.
Hugger Mugger is the 27th book in Robert B. Parker's Spenser series and first published in 2000.
Now and Then is the 35th novel in Robert B. Parker's Spenser series and first published in 2007.
The Professional is the 38th book in Robert B. Parker's Spenser series and first published in 2009.
Painted Ladies, first published in 2010, is the 39th book in Robert B. Parker's Spenser series.
Sixkill is the 40th book in Robert B. Parker's Spenser series and first published in 2011. It's the final book in the Spenser series written by Parker, who had died in 2010, before the book's release.
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