Reading Order
11 series · 256 books| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | The Godwulf Manuscript | 1973 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | God Save the Child | 1974 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Mortal Stakes | 1975 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Promised Land | 1976 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | The Judas Goat | 1978 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Looking for Rachel Wallace | 1980 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Early Autumn | 1981 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | A Savage Place | 1981 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Ceremony | 1982 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | The Widening Gyre | 1983 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | Valediction | 1984 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | A Catskill Eagle | 1985 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | Taming a Sea-Horse | 1986 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | Pale Kings and Princes | 1987 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 15 | Crimson Joy | 1988 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 16 | Playmates | 1989 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 17 | Stardust | 1990 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 18 | Pastime | 1991 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 19 | Double Deuce | 1992 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 20 | Paper Doll | 1993 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 21 | Walking Shadow | 1994 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 22 | Thin Air | 1995 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 23 | Chance | 1996 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 24 | Small Vices | 1997 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 25 | Sudden Mischief | 1998 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 26 | Hush Money | 1999 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 27 | Hugger Mugger | 2000 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 28 | Potshot | 2001 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 29 | Widow's Walk | 2002 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 30 | Back Story | 2003 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 31 | Bad Business | 2004 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 32 | Cold Service | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 33 | School Days | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 34 | Hundred-Dollar Baby / Dream Girl | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 35 | Now and Then | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 36 | Rough Weather | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 37 | The Professional | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 38 | Painted Ladies | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 39 | Sixkill | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 40 | Silent Night ( With: Helen Brann) | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 41 | Lullaby ( By: Ace Atkins) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 42 | Wonderland / Spenser Confidential ( By: Ace Atkins) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 43 | Cheap Shot ( By: Ace Atkins) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 44 | Kickback ( By: Ace Atkins) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 45 | Slow Burn ( By: Ace Atkins) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 46 | Little White Lies ( By: Ace Atkins) | 2017 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 47 | Old Black Magic ( By: Ace Atkins) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 48 | Angel Eyes ( By: Ace Atkins) | 2019 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 49 | Someone to Watch Over Me ( By: Ace Atkins) | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 50 | Bye Bye Baby ( By: Ace Atkins) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 51 | Broken Trust ( By: Mike Lupica) | 2023 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 52 | Hot Property ( By: Mike Lupica) | 2024 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Night Passage | 1997 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Trouble in Paradise | 1998 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Death in Paradise | 2001 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Stone Cold | 2003 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Sea Change | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | High Profile | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Stranger in Paradise | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Night and Day | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Split Image | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | Killing The Blues ( By: Michael Brandman) | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | Fool Me Twice ( By: Michael Brandman) | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | Damned If You Do ( By: Michael Brandman) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | Blind Spot ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | The Devil Wins ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman) | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 15 | Debt to Pay ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 16 | The Hangman's Sonnet ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 17 | Colorblind ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 18 | The Bitterest Pill ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman) | 2019 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 19 | Fool's Paradise ( By: Mike Lupica) | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 20 | Stone's Throw ( By: Mike Lupica) | 2021 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 21 | Fallout ( By: Mike Lupica) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 22 | Buried Secrets ( By: Christopher Farnsworth) | 2025 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Family Honor | 1999 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Perish Twice | 2000 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Shrink Rap | 2002 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Melancholy Baby | 2004 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Blue Screen | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Spare Change | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Blood Feud ( By: Mike Lupica) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Grudge Match ( By: Mike Lupica) | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Payback ( By: Mike Lupica) | 2021 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | Revenge Tour ( By: Mike Lupica) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | Bad Influence ( By: Alison Gaylin) | 2023 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | Buzz Kill ( By: Alison Gaylin) | 2024 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | Booked ( By: Alison Gaylin) | 2025 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appaloosa | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Resolution | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Brimstone | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Blue-Eyed Devil | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Ironhorse ( By: Robert Knott) | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Bull River ( By: Robert Knott) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | The Bridge ( By: Robert Knott) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Blackjack ( By: Robert Knott) | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Revelation ( By: Robert Knott) | 2017 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | Buckskin ( By: Robert Knott) | 2019 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | Opium Rose ( By: Robert Knott) | 2026 | Buy from Amazon |
Robert B. Parker Other Novels
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Wilderness | 1979 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Surrogate | 1982 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Love and Glory | 1983 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | All Our Yesterdays | 1994 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Gunman's Rhapsody | 2001 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Double Play | 2004 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Edenville Owls | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | The Boxer and the Spy | 2008 | Buy from Amazon |
Robert B. Parker Non-Fiction Books
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Training with Weights ( With: John R. Marsh) | 1974 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Three Weeks In Spring ( With: Joan H. Parker) | 1978 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | A Year at the Races ( With: Joan H. Parker) | 1991 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Spenser's Boston | 1994 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Big Sleep ( By: Raymond Chandler) | 1939 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Farewell, My Lovely ( By: Raymond Chandler) | 1940 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | The High Window ( By: Raymond Chandler) | 1942 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | The Lady in the Lake ( By: Raymond Chandler) | 1943 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | The Little Sister ( By: Raymond Chandler) | 1949 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | The Long Goodbye ( By: Raymond Chandler) | 1953 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Playback ( By: Raymond Chandler) | 1958 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Poodle Springs ( With: Raymond Chandler) | 1989 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Perchance to Dream | 1991 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | The Black-Eyed Blonde / Marlowe ( By: Benjamin Black) | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | Only to Sleep ( By: Lawrence Osborne) | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | The Goodbye Coast ( By: Joe Ide) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | The Second Murderer ( By: Denise Mina) | 2023 | Buy from Amazon |
Young Spenser Series
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | Chasing the Bear | 2009 | Buy from Amazon |
Mysterious Profiles Series
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rambo ( By: David Morrell) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Elvis Cole and Joe Pike ( By: Robert Crais) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Jack Taylor ( By: Ken Bruen) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Jack Reacher ( By: Lee Child) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Charlie Parker ( By: John Connolly) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Hieronymus Bosch ( By: Michael Connelly) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Lincoln Rhyme ( By: Jeffery Deaver) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Alex Delaware ( By: Jonathan Kellerman) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Tess Monaghan ( By: Laura Lippman) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | Charlie Resnick ( By: John Harvey) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus ( By: Faye Kellerman) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | Inspector Morse ( By: Colin Dexter) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | Dismas Hardy ( By: John Lescroart) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | Bob Lee Swagger ( By: Stephen Hunter) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 15 | Aloysius X. L. Pendergast ( By: Douglas Preston) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 16 | Lou Boldt (Short Story) ( By: Ridley Pearson) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 17 | Spenser | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 18 | Charlotte and Thomas Pitt ( By: Anne Perry) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 19 | John Rebus ( By: Ian Rankin) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 20 | Mallory ( By: Carol O'Connell) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 21 | Jane Whitefield (Short Story) ( By: Thomas Perry) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 22 | Ian Rutledge (Short Story) ( By: Charles Todd) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 23 | Amos Walker (Short Story) ( By: Loren D. Estleman) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 24 | Precious Ramotswe (Short Story) ( By: Alexander McCall Smith) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 25 | Maisie Dobbs (Short Story) ( By: Jacqueline Winspear) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 26 | The Lincoln Lawyer (Short Story) ( By: Michael Connelly) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 27 | Condor (Short Story) ( By: James Grady) | 2023 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 28 | Ben Kincaid (Short Story) ( By: William Bernhardt) | 2023 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 29 | Repairman Jack (Short Story) ( By: F. Paul Wilson) | 2023 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 30 | Joe Pickett (Short Story) ( By: C.J. Box) | 2024 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 31 | Peter Diamond (Short Story) ( By: Peter Lovesey) | 2024 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 32 | Nathan Heller (Short Story) ( By: Max Allan Collins) | 2024 | Buy from Amazon |
Akashic Noir Series
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | San Francisco Noir | 2002 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Seattle Noir | 2003 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Bronx Noir | 2003 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Brooklyn Noir | 2004 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Brooklyn Noir 2 | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Chicago Noir | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Manhattan Noir | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Miami Noir: The Classics | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | D.C. Noir | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | Baltimore Noir | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | London Noir | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | New Orleans Noir | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | Los Angeles Noir | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 14 | Wall Street Noir | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 15 | Havana Noir | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 16 | Detroit Noir | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 17 | Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 18 | Toronto Noir | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 19 | Las Vegas Noir | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 20 | Manhattan Noir 2 | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 21 | Paris Noir | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 22 | Istanbul Noir | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 23 | Boston Noir | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 24 | Rome Noir | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 25 | San Francisco Noir 2 | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 26 | Portland Noir | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 27 | Delhi Noir | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 28 | Phoenix Noir | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 29 | Los Angeles Noir 2 | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 30 | Mexico City Noir | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 31 | Richmond Noir | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 32 | Orange County Noir | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 33 | Indian Country Noir | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 34 | Moscow Noir | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 35 | Lone Star Noir | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 36 | Philadelphia Noir | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 37 | Haiti Noir | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 38 | Copenhagen Noir | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 39 | Pittsburgh Noir | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 40 | San Diego Noir | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 41 | Pittsburgh Noir | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 42 | Barcelona Noir | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 43 | Cape Cod Noir | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 44 | Staten Island Noir | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 45 | Mumbai Noir | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 46 | Long Island Noir | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 47 | Venice Noir | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 48 | Kingston Noir | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 49 | St. Petersburg Noir | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 50 | Kansas City Noir | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 51 | Boston Noir 2 | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 52 | Manila Noir | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 53 | Buffalo Noir | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 54 | Twin Cities Noir | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 55 | Dallas Noir | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 56 | Haiti Noir 2 | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 57 | Singapore Noir | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 58 | Prison Noir | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 59 | Tel Aviv Noir | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 60 | Tehran Noir | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 61 | Belfast Noir | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 62 | Helsinki Noir | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 63 | Providence Noir | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 64 | Chicago Noir: The Classics | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 65 | Memphis Noir | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 66 | Zagreb Noir | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 67 | Marseille Noir | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 68 | Beirut Noir | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 69 | Stockholm Noir | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 70 | Brussels Noir | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 71 | Mississippi Noir | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 72 | St. Louis Noir | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 73 | Prague Noir | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 74 | San Juan Noir | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 75 | Oakland Noir | 2017 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 76 | Trinidad Noir | 2017 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 77 | Atlanta Noir | 2017 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 78 | New Haven Noir | 2017 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 79 | Montana Noir | 2017 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 80 | Buenos Aires Noir | 2017 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 81 | Montreal Noir | 2017 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 82 | Berlin Noir | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 83 | São Paulo Noir | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 84 | Santa Cruz Noir | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 85 | Lagos Noir | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 86 | Marrakech Noir | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 87 | Baghdad Noir | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 88 | Vancouver Noir | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 89 | Sydney Noir | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 90 | Hong Kong Noir | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 91 | Amsterdam Noir | 2019 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 92 | Houston Noir | 2019 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 93 | Columbus Noir | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 94 | Santa Fe Noir | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 95 | Alabama Noir | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 96 | Addis Ababa Noir | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 97 | Tampa Bay Noir | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 98 | Belgrade Noir | 2020 | Buy from Amazon |
Robert B. Parker Anthologies
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| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
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| 1 | The Best American Mystery Stories 1997 | 1997 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe | 2011 | Buy from Amazon |
About the Author
Robert B. Parker (1932-2010) was an American mystery writer best known for his detective novels featuring private investigator Spenser. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Parker served as an intelligence officer in the Army. After his military service, he received a PhD in English from Boston University and became a professor of literature. In the early 1970s, he turned to writing fiction, publishing his first Spenser novel, "The Godwulf Manuscript," in 1973. The Spenser series became a critical and commercial success, with over 40 books published. Parker's work was praised for its witty dialogue, complex characters, and intricate plots. He received numerous awards, including the Edgar Award for "Best Mystery Novel" in 1974 and the Shamus Award for "Best Novel" in 1978. Parker's Spenser novels were adapted into a television series starring Robert Urich, and several of his books were made into films. His work has been translated into over 20 languages and has sold millions of copies worldwide.