Robert B. Parker

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Robert B. Parker was an American crime fiction author best known for his long-running Spenser detective novel series.

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instanceOf crime fiction writer
detective fiction writer
human
novelist
academicDegree PhD in English literature
awardReceived Edgar Award
Edgar Allan Poe Grand Master Award
surface form: Grand Master Award of the Mystery Writers of America
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1932-09-17
dateOfDeath 2010-01-18
educatedAt Boston University
Colby College
employer Northeastern University
familyName Parker
fullName Robert Brown Parker
genre crime fiction
detective fiction
mystery fiction
givenName Robert
hasChild Daniel Parker
David Parker
hasWebsite http://www.robertbparker.net/
influencedBy Dashiell Hammett
Raymond Chandler
languageOfWorkOrName English
notableCharacterCreated Jesse Stone series
surface form: Jesse Stone

Spenser
Sunny Randall
notableWork A Savage Place
Appaloosa
Early Autumn
Jesse Stone series
Looking for Rachel Wallace
Spenser series
Sunny Randall series
occupation novelist
professor
screenwriter
placeOfBirth Springfield, Massachusetts
surface form: Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
placeOfDeath Cambridge, Massachusetts
surface form: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
placeOfResidence Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Joan H. Parker
writingPeriod 1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s

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Parker hasNotableBearer Robert B. Parker
Raymond Chandler influenced Robert B. Parker
Poodle Springs author Robert B. Parker
Poodle Springs completedBy Robert B. Parker