Spenser Series

3.93 · 22204 Ratings · 1396 Reviews · published 1973 · 71 editions

New York Times bestselling author of the Spenser s…

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Book 2

God Save The Child

3.98 · 12034 Ratings · 663 Reviews · published 1974 · 37 editions

Appie Knoll is the kind of suburb where kids grow …

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Book 3

Mortal Stakes

4.06 · 10475 Ratings · 524 Reviews · published 1975 · 59 editions

With each new novel, Robert Parker's talent seems …

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Book 4

Promised Land

4.00 · 11546 Ratings · 569 Reviews · published 1976 · 49 editions

The Boston PI gets tangled in Cape Cod’s criminal …

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Book 5

The Judas Goat

Looking For Rachel Wallace

4.10 · 11587 Ratings · 499 Reviews · published 1978 · 52 editions

Spenser has gone to London—and not to see the Quee…

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Book 6

4.13 · 10629 Ratings · 462 Reviews · published 1980 · 42 editions

Rachel Wallace is a woman who writes and speaks he…

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Book 7

Early Autumn

4.18 · 10488 Ratings · 608 Reviews · published 1981 · 48 editions

“[Robert B.] Parker's brilliance is in his simple …

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Book 8

A Savage Place

4.02 · 8857 Ratings · 357 Reviews · published 1981 · 26 editions

TV reporter Candy Sloan has eyes the color of corn…

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Book 9

Ceremony

4.02 · 8433 Ratings · 367 Reviews · published 1982 · 31 editions

Pretty teenager April Kyle is in grown-up-trouble,…

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Book 10

The Widening Gyre

4.05 · 7805 Ratings · 338 Reviews · published 1983 · 17 editions

The adoring wife of Senate candidate Meade Alexand…

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Book 11

Valediction

4.07 · 9273 Ratings · 319 Reviews · published 1984 · 35 editions

The most dangerous man to cross is one who isn't a…

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Book 12

A Catskill Eagle

4.05 · 9413 Ratings · 430 Reviews · published 1985 · 43 editions

“His best mystery novel”— Time

Susan's letter came …

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Book 13

Taming a Sea-Horse

3.98 · 6852 Ratings · 262 Reviews · published 1986 · 38 editions

A high-class New York madam hires Spenser to find …

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Book 14

Pale Kings And Princes

4.06 · 7941 Ratings · 291 Reviews · published 1987 · 36 editions

Wheaton is a typical New England small-college tow…

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Book 15

Crimson Joy

4.00 · 7359 Ratings · 299 Reviews · published 1988 · 29 editions

A serial killer is on the loose in Beantown and th…

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Book 16

Playmates

3.98 · 6150 Ratings · 273 Reviews · published 1989 · 40 editions

Spenser goes back to school--to investigate corrup…

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Book 17

Stardust

3.98 · 6431 Ratings · 259 Reviews · published 1990 · 49 editions

Spenser's never had a client like Jill Joyce, the …

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Book 18

Pastime

4.04 · 6705 Ratings · 274 Reviews · published 1991 · 2 editions

Pastime is a startling game of memory, desire, and…

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Book 19

Double Deuce

3.98 · 7071 Ratings · 272 Reviews · published 1992 · 38 editions

When two people are shot outside of a housing proj…

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Book 20

Paper Doll

4.02 · 7717 Ratings · 324 Reviews · published 1993 · 42 editions

Boston PI Spenser investigates the perfect murder …

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Book 21

Walking Shadow

4.00 · 7179 Ratings · 321 Reviews · published 1994 · 10 editions

A murder draws Boston PI Spenser into the dramatic…

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Book 22

Thin Air

3.97 · 6704 Ratings · 265 Reviews · published 1995 · 20 editions

Her name is Lisa St. Claire. Her husband's a cop. …

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Book 23

Chance

4.11 · 10702 Ratings · 274 Reviews · published 1996 · 33 editions

Mafia princess Shirley Meeker wants her husband ba…

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Book 24

Small Vices

4.11 · 7083 Ratings · 349 Reviews · published 1997 · 21 editions

Ellis Alves is no angel. But his lawyer says he wa…

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Book 25

Sudden Mischief

4.00 · 6269 Ratings · 270 Reviews · published 1998 · 31 editions

Susan Silverman's ex doesn't call himself "Silverm…

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Book 26

Hush Money

3.99 · 7047 Ratings · 298 Reviews · published 1999 · 34 editions

Popular Boston private investigator Spenser and hi…

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Book 27

Hugger Mugger

3.90 · 6743 Ratings · 326 Reviews · published 2000 · 28 editions

Parker presents Spenser with a deceptively dangero…

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Book 28

Potshot

3.96 · 7140 Ratings · 369 Reviews · published 2001 · 42 editions

Potshot, by Parker, Robert B.

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Book 29

Widow's Walk

3.89 · 6917 Ratings · 344 Reviews · published 2002 · 34 editions

One of Boston’s elite has been murdered. The accus…

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Book 30

Back Story

3.92 · 7028 Ratings · 400 Reviews · published 2003 · 42 editions

In Robert B. Parker's most popular series, an unso…

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Book 31

Bad Business

3.91 · 6838 Ratings · 374 Reviews · published 2004 · 44 editions

One of the great series in the history of the Amer…

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Book 32

Cold Service

3.95 · 8073 Ratings · 374 Reviews · published 2005 · 40 editions

When Spenser's closest ally, Hawk, is brutally inj…

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Book 33

School Days

3.94 · 8377 Ratings · 478 Reviews · published 2005 · 45 editions

The celebrated series continues as a troubled teen…

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Book 34

Hundred-Dollar Baby

3.88 · 7989 Ratings · 416 Reviews · published 2006 · 53 editions

A client from a decades-old case reaches out to Bo…

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Book 35

Now & Then

3.97 · 9006 Ratings · 522 Reviews · published 2007 · 39 editions

When a simple case turns into a treacherous and po…

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Book 36

Rough Weather

4.04 · 9895 Ratings · 587 Reviews · published 2008 · 37 editions

A high society wedding ends unhappily ever after i…

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Book 36.5

Chasing the Bear

3.98 · 3265 Ratings · 305 Reviews · published 2009 · 18 editions

For almost forty years, Robert B. Parker's inimita…

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Book 37

The Professional

3.94 · 8271 Ratings · 666 Reviews · published 2009 · 1 edition

A knock on Spenser's office door can mean only one…

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Book 38

Painted Ladies

4.01 · 11177 Ratings · 696 Reviews · published 2010 · 26 editions

The brilliant new Spenser novel from the beloved N…

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Book 39

Sixkill

Robert B. Parker's Lullaby

4.05 · 11660 Ratings · 864 Reviews · published 2011 · 23 editions

On location in Boston, bad-boy actor Jumbo Nelson …

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Book 40

Robert B. Parker's Wonderland

4.06 · 11370 Ratings · 787 Reviews · published 2012 · 27 editions

When fourteen-year-old Mattie Sullivan asks Spense…

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Book 41

4.03 · 8349 Ratings · 583 Reviews · published 2013 · 1 edition

Henry Cimoli and Spenser have been friends for yea…

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Book 41.5

Silent Night

Robert B. Parker's Cheap Shot

3.93 · 4896 Ratings · 445 Reviews · published 2013 · 14 editions

It’s December in Boston, and Spenser is busy plann…

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Book 42

Robert B. Parker's Kickback

4.01 · 6191 Ratings · 566 Reviews · published 2014 · 3 editions

The iconic, tough-but-tender Boston PI Spenser ret…

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Book 43

Robert B. Parker's Slow Burn

3.96 · 5936 Ratings · 522 Reviews · published 2015 · 16 editions

That knight-errant of Boston's Back Bay, P.I. Spen…

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Book 44

Robert B. Parker's Little White Lies

3.96 · 5687 Ratings · 441 Reviews · published 2016 · 14 editions

Boston PI Spenser faces a hot case and a personal …

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Book 45

Robert B. Parker's Old Black Magic

3.96 · 5811 Ratings · 496 Reviews · published 2017 · 11 editions

Boston PI Spenser and his right hand guy, Hawk, fo…

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Book 46

Robert B. Parker's Angel Eyes

3.96 · 5307 Ratings · 464 Reviews · published 2018 · 14 editions

Iconic, tough-but-tender Boston PI Spenser delves …

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Book 47

Robert B. Parker's Someone to Watch Over Me

4.02 · 4594 Ratings · 389 Reviews · published 2019 · 10 editions

In the latest thriller featuring the legendary Bos…

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Book 48

Robert B. Parker's Bye Bye Baby

4.13 · 5163 Ratings · 470 Reviews · published 2021 · 10 editions

Another great thriller in the 'New York Times' bes…

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Book 49

Robert B. Parker's Broken Trust

4.07 · 4960 Ratings · 378 Reviews · published 2022 · 1 edition

Boston PI Spenser takes on a new type of case in t…

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Book 50

Robert B. Parker's Hot Property

4.20 · 4657 Ratings · 398 Reviews · published 2023 · 8 editions

Spenser investigates the past secrets of an elusiv…

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Book 51

Robert B. Parker's Showdown

4.26 · 4224 Ratings · 326 Reviews · published 2024 · 7 editions

Spenser investigates a case that hits far too clos…

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Book 52

Robert B. Parker's Framed

4.09 · 2899 Ratings · 227 Reviews · published 2025 · 6 editions

Spenser may have uncovered an explosive secret tha…

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