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Information in the bibliography is from http://www.spensarium.com/. --JerryFriedman
I deleted Playback from the bibliography since I'm not sure what it is, maybe a screenplay based on a Chandler novel. I added Joan Parker's middle initial since that's how she's listed at Amazon. --JerryFriedman 01:40, 2 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Hmm. Do we really need to specify that the doctorate is earned? I mean, it's not as though when people see "doctorate" they think it's usually honorary. -- कुक्कुरोवाच|Talk‽ 22:50, 16 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Hi, I thought I would let you know that the Jesse Stone novel "High Profile" has Sunny Randall in it (you mention in the other books when other characters appear). Also, for those who maybe haven't read all the Parker novels in order, before you read High Profile, you should read the Sunny Randall novel "Blue Screen", which has Jesse in it and will answer some questions that you might have with respect to his relationship with Jenn. Basically, there is some stuff that happens in between "Sea Change" and "High Profile" that you will not know about if you don't read "Blue Screen" first.
12.109.71.133 16:09, 30 July 2007 (UTC) Mark Boyd
Virtually the entire personal section has been cribbed from http://www.thespensarium.com/page1/index.html -- unfortunately, someone needs a refresher course in what it means to plagiarize. If you take entire paragraphs, paste them and then move a few select words around, that does not mean you're not plagiarizing. Doris Kearns Godwin, Stephen Ambrose, and Louis Roberts all got nailed for the same thing. It's plagiarism. Particularly if you use the exact same words and your descriptions follow the same exact outline - in this case, subject was born, meets wife, married, has children, degree, career, marital separation. It is patently obvious that someone just popped the text in here and thought they could just move around a few words and add a few more. My guess is that other parts of this article may have been taken liberally from the same site without permission.
Wikipedia:
Spensarium:
And here's this as well:
Word for word, the same here as on the Spensarium page.
98.194.237.126 (talk) 14:32, 4 June 2008 (UTC)
I removed the following sentence because, to me, it makes no sense.
How can a fictional character appear unamed in a novel? Just a few days ago I re-read Bad Business and there's no hint of Sunny Randall that I could detect.
The following two statements are redundant:
The books could not have been published without the Chandler estate's permission. In fact, the estate specifically selected Parker to complete the unfinished book.
I took this out:
because I rewrote a paragraph that includes the information about Appaloosa's adaptation.
PainMan (talk) 08:17, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
Rewrote and added several paragraphs.
Made it clear that the statement that Parker's prominent use of minority and gay characters gives his writing a modern feel were clearly from the Barnes & Noble bio written by a Christina Nunez. (Not that I disagree with it, but the description "modern feel" is both amorphous and clearly and editorial statement. After all, a "modern feel" could just as easily be applied to books where racial differences and discord over sexual orientation are shown to be treated negatively by major characters. Indeed, even in the Spenser novels, the bad guys invariably make racist and homophobic remarks. (In Cold Service the ancient Joe Broz refers to Gino Fish as a "fairy"; Spenser is also frequently abused in racial terms by black villains.)
PainMan (talk) 08:17, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
Added Trivia tags to two sections of the Bibliography: Sunny Randal novels and the Phillip Marlowe continuation/sequel. They contain so many notes (and relatively few books) that they should both be rewritten into paragraphs. Something I will attend to soon.
PainMan (talk) 08:17, 14 February 2009 (UTC)
There are currently reports, supposedly originating from his UK publisher, that Robert B. Parker is dead. As of yet, I have found no online confirmation, either from that publisher, his personal web site, or that of the Boston Globe. It is possible that the article may need to go into "Death rumor" semi-lockdown if nothing concrete turns up soon. --Ray Radlein (talk) 14:05, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
I have never done this before, so please forgive any impropriety, but if he died in 2010 how could he be married until 2013? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rev Black Pumpkin (talk • contribs) 05:38, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
What does everyone think of a Parker template, like other authors have (e.g. Lincoln Child, Dashiell Hammett)? He certainly has a big enough bibliography to justify it. It would help navigation of all his works. Below is a proposed format.
Works by Robert B. Parker | |
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Spenser novels: |
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Jesse Stone novels: |
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Sunny Randall novels: |
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Philip Marlowe novels: |
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Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch westerns: |
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Other fiction: |
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Non-fiction (with other authors): |
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I didn't include any TV series, made-for-TV movies or other films, because he didn't write any of them, but I'm open to discussion. Comments, suggestions, objections? — Frεcklεfσσt | Talk 19:47, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
The section on Sunny discusses almost nothing except her romantic/emotional life. Prob. just an oversight, but I can't remember (or imagine) a male action hero character ever summarized in this fashion.
Having read one or 2 SR's, I seem to remember that her father was a police officer/detective? Maybe I have my female PI's confused.
I hope someone can give Sunny some depth. She wasn't one-dimensional, in my memory. Ragityman (talk) 06:34, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
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On 3June2008, user 6afraidof7 rewrote the lede for this article, and changed the characterization of Parker's writing from "fiction, primarily mystery", to referring to him as a "crime writer". Now, my understanding of the term "crime writer" involves nonfiction, exclusively, and primarily magazine articles, though not necessarily. The hyperlink crime writer supports this view. Having for several decades read everything available pertaining to RB Parker, I have seen no indication that he ever wrote ANY so-called "true crime". Even if he did, he is primarily known for his fiction, and for his scholarly analysis of classic "noir" fiction, which is also not "true crime". I am therefore correcting the lede back to the pre-6afraidof7 genre label. Rags (talk) 19:47, 8 January 2017 (UTC)