Robert Parker
Robert Parker
Robert Brown Parkerwas an American crime writer. His most famous works were the 40 novels written about the private detective Spenser. ABC television network developed the television series Spenser: For Hire based on the character in the mid-1980s; a series of TV movies based on the character were also produced. His works incorporate encyclopedic knowledge of the Boston metropolitan area. The Spenser novels have been cited by critics and bestselling authors such as Robert Crais, Harlan Coben and Dennis Lehane...
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth17 September 1932
CitySpringfield, MA
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Just doing what I'm supposed to do! That's why I get paid the big bucks!
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So it's - the book is the book, the movie is the movie, the money is the money, and - you know?