Parker has long been revered as one of the best detective writers of all time. This morning's story by Karen Grigsby Bates on NPR's "Morning Edition" cited author Robert Crais' opinion that Parker was on a par with Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and Ross MacDonald.
Parker was a long-time resident of Cambridge, and his 37 Spenser novels describe Boston-area locales with loving detail. According to Grigsby Bates, "Boston is as much of a character... as [Parker's] people are."
Admirers of Parker can take solace in the fact that the 77-year-old writer lived up to his promise to keep writing till the day he died. He died seated at his writing desk.
Unabridged audio editions of ten Parker novels are currently available on Playaway with more to come:
- Double Deuce
- Paper Doll
- Thin Air
- Small Vices
- Sudden Mischief
- Death in Paradise
- Bad Business
- Double Play
- Walking Shadow
- Hundred Dollar Baby
Posted by David Perrotta, MLIS
Playaway Sr. Manager for Content Strategy
