Parker and his wife had two sons, David and Daniel. Coincidentally, the two had spent most of their childhood within the same neighborhood and Parker would make claims of having interacted with Joan as a toddler while at a childhood birthday party. Amidst the academic progress, Parker got married to Joan Hall in August 1956. He got into teaching at The Northeastern University and at times he would also teach at Boston University. He scaled the heights to become a full professor in 1976. In 1971 he was awarded with a PhD in his earlier course, English literature.

Choosing to further his education again, he set out for a doctorate degree still at Boston University. Henceforth until 1962, he worked writing advertising and technical content. He joined Boston University to pursue a Master’s degree in English literature which he completed in 1957. Soon after completion of his service in the US Army, Robert B. Thereafter, he joined the army and had the experience of being a Korean war veteran. He was quite the scholar and began his academic journey at Colby College in Waterville, Maine where he earned himself a Bachelor of Arts degree. Parker was born in the American town of Springfield, Massachusetts, on September 17, 1932. He also has non-fiction writings to his name and some of his books have been adapted into television series, most notably the Spenser series. However, he has also written children’s books. Parker is accurately within this league of authors and his works are almost purely detective and western fiction.

Such novels, depicting finesse in creation of almost real events and characters can only be attributed to prolific authors. It is the unfolding of stunt after stunt in the mind as the crime story brings events and characters into life. The reason this is true is because one is able to be part of the crime and not really be there. There is a place where crime creates an excitement and fascination only in books or the movies. Precious Ramotswe (By:Alexander McCall Smith) Ian Rutledge: A Mysterious Profile (By:Charles Todd) Pendergast (By:Douglas Preston)Ĭharlotte and Thomas Pitt (By:Anne Perry)

Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus (By:Faye Kellerman)Īloysius X. The Bitterest Pill (By:Reed Farrel Coleman)Įlvis Cole and Joe Pike (By:Robert Crais) The Hangman's Sonnet (By:Reed Farrel Coleman) Wonderland / Spenser Confidential (By:Ace Atkins)

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