Parker was the author of seventy books, including the legendary spenser detective series, the novels featuring police chief jesse stone, and the acclaimed virgil coleeverett hitch westerns, as well as the sunny randall novels. Parker 19322010 w ell, the guy had balls, anyway its one thing to be compared to hammett, chandler and macdonald. Parker 19322010 left an indelible mark upon the world with his books featuring spenser, the wisecracking private detective from boston. Parker s immensely popular spenser series can breathe a sigh of relief. Robert brown parker september 17, 1932 january 18, 2010 was an american writer of fiction, primarily of the mysterydetective genre. Parker writes a tough guy main character whose biggest flaw.
The author of two dozen spenser novels as well as numerous other works of fiction, robert b. As the creator of spenser, sunny randall and jesse stone, robert b. Parker manages to combine selfanalysis, social commentary, macho heroics, and sly humor into a great mystery story. The alimony check had been cashed at the paradise bank and the address was printed on it. He worked as a technical writer for corporations before working as an editor for an insurance magazine. I never bothered to read any of the jesse stone novels as long as i had a new spenser by parker to look forward to, but now that parker has passed on, i decided to no longer leave the first stone unturned. It introduces jesse as a thirty five 35 year old detective who had been laid off by the las angeles police department, lost his chances to play minor league baseball due to a shoulder injury, being left by his wife, and on the verge of becoming an. Newsday parker has always been a master of razorsharp and witty dialogue, harddriving suspense and memorable characterization. Night passage jesse stone, book 1 by robert b parker. Publication date 2008 topics police chiefs, stone, jesse fictitious character, suspense, police chiefs, stone, jesse fictitious character publisher new york. Parker 6 editions first published in 1991 download daisy. The jesse stone character was portrayed by tom selleck in a series of cbs tv movies. Parker earned his laurels as the dean of american crime fiction. Since then, he has appeared in many of his own novels and a few of robert b.
All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. After a busted marriage kicks his drinking problem into overdrive and the lapd unceremoniously dumps him, thirtyfiveyearold jesse stones future looks bleak. Night passage is the first in robert b parker s jesse stone series, set in the mythical town of paradise, massachusetts. Jesse drove out to springfield and talked with him at 10. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read night passage. His jesse stone series promises to match if not excel the spenser novels. Parker introduces readers to police chief jesse stone in the first novel in the beloved mystery seriesa new york times. A major crimefiction event from the creator of the spenser novels. Parker is no stranger to either critical or popular acclaim. Parker was named grand master by the mystery writers of america in 2002. In night passage, parker sets the bar even higher, with the introduction of jesse stone, a hero cut from different cloth. In parker s second jesse stone novel we find chief stone settled into his new life after the events that marked his arrival in night passage.
He also has nonfiction writings to his name and some of his books have been adapted into television series, most notably the spenser series. Buy night passage by robert b parker online at alibris. Parker introduces readers to police chief jesse stone in the first novel in the beloved mystery seriesa new york times bestseller. Parker long acknowledged as the dean of american crime fiction, robert b. As an alternative, the kindle ebook is available now and can be read on any device. As the story opens we find jesse comptemplating the sorry mess that hes made of his life. Night passage by robert parker and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Jesses exwife, jenn, has also relocated to massachusetts in nearby boston. Parker introduces readers to police chief jesse stone in the first novel. Parker always wanted to be a writer, but felt it wasnt financially viable to support his wife and sons. Jesse stone is back on the job after a stint in rehab, and the road to recovery is immediately made bumpy by a series of disturbing and apparently racially motivated crimes, beginning with the murder of an african american woman. However, the town turns out to be rife with homicides, maddened militiamen and crazed psychopaths. Parker is accurately within this league of authors and his works are almost purely detective and western fiction. Night passage is the first of the stone novels, written by robert b. Fans often feel uneasy when the creator of a popular character ventures into new turf, and sometimes their trepidation is justified. Night passage electronic resource by parker, robert b. His most famous works were the 40 novels written about the fictional private detective spenser. Praise for night passage parkers sentences flow with as much wit, grace and assurance as ever, and stone is a complex and consistently interesting new protagonist. Im not sure what the audio equivalent of a page turner is, but i thoroughly enjoyed each chapter and eagerly moved on to the next. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english.
Following parkers death, the jesse stone series was taken over by michael brandman. Its another to step into chandlers shoes, and finish the last philip marlowe novel, poodle springs, which parker did in 1989. Abc television network developed the television series spenser. Jesse stone debuted in september 1997 with the book night passage. In 1997 he wrote his first jesse stone novel, night passage. Parker, the first in his jesse stone series plot summary. Parker is no stranger to both critical and popular acclaim. Parker may be best known for his spenser series, but that doesnt mean he was a one trick pony.
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