Vladd Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100119/en_nm/us_books_parker_2 http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-robert-parker20-2010jan20,0,7693157.story?track=rss http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/showbiz/50309-robert-b-parker-creator-of-spenser-dead-at-77 Sad news indeed for crime fans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave165 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Sad news indeed, one of my very favourite authors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizreads Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 I was shocked to read about Parker's death -- and immediately sent the online story to my mom, one brother and one sister, who are also fans. Something funny, later that week: I was finishing up the second "Death on Demand" book (Annie Laurence Darling -- though she's still Annie Laurence -- who owns Death on Demand in Broward's Rock in one of the Carolinas, by Carolyn Hart). Each book has this thing about 5 pictures featuring a famous mystery. And at the very end of this book, someone points out that one of the pictures is reflective of the very first "Spenser" book. And the character -- a minor one -- says something like, "He's one of my favorites. DO you ever think we'll find out his first name?" It was Twilight Zone time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWords Posted January 27, 2010 Share Posted January 27, 2010 Sad news indeed - Parker was one of the big hitters in eighties detective novels. I think it is fitting that he takes a little mystery with him. The revelation of Morse's name was a bit of a disappointment, so no single name could have pleased everyone had Parker decided to furnish the character with one. The books are all the better for the secret. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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