Ellis Alves is no angel. But his lawyer says he was framed for the murder of college student Melissa Henderson...and asks Spenser for help.
From Boston's back streets to Manhattan's elite, Spenser and Hawk search for suspects, including Melissa's rich-kid, tennis-star boyfriend. But when a man with a .22 puts Spenser in a coma, the hope for justice may die with him...
Robert B. Parker was the author of seventy books, including the legendary Spenser detective series, the novels featuring police chief Jesse Stone, and the acclaimed Virgil Cole–Everett Hitch westerns, as well as the Sunny Randall novels. Winner of the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award and long considered the undisputed dean of American crime fiction, he died in January 2010.
Date of Birth:
September 17, 1932
Date of Death:
January 18, 2010
Place of Birth:
Springfield, Massachusetts
Place of Death:
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Education:
B.A. in English, Colby College, 1954; M.A., Ph. D. in English, Boston University, 1957, 1971
"In Small Vices Mr. Parker not only brings his hero to the point of death but challenges him to confront his own mortality in a way that he hasn't since Valediction."The New York Times Book Review, Marilyn Stasio
Interviews
Before the live bn.com chat, Robert B. Parker agreed to answer some of our questions.Q:
What's your favorite takeout meal?
A:
My favorite takeout meal is Chinese food.
Q:
Describe one thing in life that you have done but are glad you never have to do again.
A:
I'd rather not read Paradise Lost again.
Q:
What is the first line of poetry that comes to mind?
A:
"Earth's the best place for love, I know nowhere it's likely to get better" -- Robert Frost, "Swinging Birches"