| Description |
x, 257 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
Smart pop |
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Smart pop series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-252). |
| Contents |
Introduction / Otto Penzler -- Songs Spenser taught me / Ace Atkins -- Voice of the city / Dennis Lehane -- They like the way It sounds / Lawrence Block -- Spenser's code of humor / Parnell Hall -- Parker and Spenser: a collaboration / Loren D. Estleman -- Bob, Boston and me: a remembrance / Jeremiah Healy -- A man for all seasonings / Brendan DuBois -- Spenser and the art of the family table / Lyndsay Faye -- Looking for hawk / Gary Phillips -- Who is Silverman, what is she? / S.J. Rozan -- A look at Spenser: for hire / Max Allan Collins and Matthew Clemens -- Go East, young man: Robert B. Parker, Jesse Stone, and Spenser / Reed Farrel Coleman -- Parker saddles up: the Westerns of Robert B. Parker / Ed Gorman -- Spenser: a profile / Robert B. Parker -- A bibliography of the works of Robert B. Parker -- Contributors. |
| Summary |
Pays tribute to Spenser, and Parker, with affection, humor, and a deep appreciation for what both have left behind. |
| Subject |
Parker, Robert B., 1932-2010 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Spenser (Fictitious character)
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Detective and mystery stories, American -- History and criticism.
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Private investigators in literature.
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Crime in literature.
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Boston (Mass.) -- In literature.
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Parker, Robert B., 1932-2010. (OCoLC)fst01734800
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Spenser (Fictitious character) (OCoLC)fst01129531
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Crime in literature. (OCoLC)fst00883038
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Detective and mystery stories, American. (OCoLC)fst00891483
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Literature. (OCoLC)fst00999953
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Private investigators in literature. (OCoLC)fst01077512
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Massachusetts -- Boston.
(OCoLC)fst01205012
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| Added Author |
Penzler, Otto.
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| ISBN |
9781935618577 (pbk.) |
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1935618571 (pbk.) |
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