Robert B ParkerRobert B. Parker (1932-2010) was the author of seventy books, including the legendary Spenser detective series, the novels featuring Jesse Stone, and the acclaimed Virgil Cole- Everett Hitch westerns, as well as the Sunny Randall novels. Winner of th Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award and long considered the undisputed dean of American crime fiction, he died in January 2010. Read More Read Less