In Pursuit of Spenser: Mystery Writers on Robert B. Parker and the Creation of an American Hero

By: Lawrence Block and Max Allan Collins and Ed Gorman and Jeremiah Healy and S. J. Rozan and Otto Penzler and Dennis Lehane and Brendan Dubois and Ace Atkins and Parnell Hall and Lyndsay Faye and Reed Farrel Coleman and Gary Phillips and Matthew Clemens and Loren D Estleman

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Synopsis: When Robert B. Parker passed in early 2010, the world lost two great men: Parker himself, iconic American crime writer whose books have sold more than 6 million copies worldwide, and his best-known creation, Spenser. Parker's Spenser series not only influenced the work of countless of today's writers, but is also credited with reviving and forever changing the genre.In Pursuit of Spenser offers a look at Parker and to Spenser through the eyes of the writers he influenced. Editor Otto Penzler-- proprietor of one of the oldest and largest mystery specialist bookstores in the country, New York's The Mysterious Bookshop, and renowned mystery fiction editor whose credits include series editor for the Best American Crime Writing and Best American Mystery Stories, among many others (and about whom Parker himself once wrote, "Otto Penzler knows more about crime fiction than most people know about anything")-- collects some of today's bestselling mystery authors to discuss Parker, his characters, the series, and their impact on the world.From Hawk to Susan Silverman to Jesse Stone and Sunny Randall, from the series' Boston milieu to Parker's own take on his character, In Pursuit of Spenser pays tribute to Spenser, and Parker, with affection, humor, and a deep appreciation for what both have left behind.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 272 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781936661190
Related ISBNs:: 9781935618577
Publisher:: BenBella Books, Inc.
Date of Addition:: 07/03/21
Copyrighted By:: Max Allan Collins, Lawrence Block, Parnell Hall, Loren D Estleman, Dennis Lehane, Reed Farrel Coleman, Ace Atkins, Lyndsay Faye, Otto Penzler, S. J. Rozan, Matthew Clemens, Ed Gorman, Brendan Dubois, Jeremiah Healy, Gary Phillips
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers, Language Arts
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Otto Penzler