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Robert B. Parker Books in Order
Every Robert B. Parker book in publication order — 75 in total, spanning 1973–2012.
Publication Order of Spenser Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Godwulf Manuscript | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  God Save the Child | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Mortal Stakes | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Promised Land | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  The Judas Goat | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Looking for Rachel Wallace | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Early Autumn | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  A Savage Place | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Ceremony | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 |  The Widening Gyre | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 |  Valediction | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 |  A Catskill Eagle | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 |  Taming a Sea-Horse | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 |  Pale Kings and Princes | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 |  Crimson Joy | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 |  Playmates | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 |  Stardust | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 |  Pastime | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 |  Double Deuce | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 |  Paper Doll | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 |  Walking Shadow | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 |  Thin Air | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 |  Chance | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 |  Small Vices | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 |  Sudden Mischief | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 |  Hush Money | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 |  Hugger Mugger | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 |  Potshot | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 |  Widow's Walk | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 |  Back Story | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 |  Bad Business | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 |  Cold Service | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 |  School Days | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 |  Hundred-Dollar Baby / Dream Girl | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 |  Now and Then | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 |  Rough Weather | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 |  Chasing the Bear | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 |  The Professional | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 |  Painted Ladies | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 |  Sixkill | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 |  Silent Night | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Jesse Stone Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Night Passage | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Trouble in Paradise | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Death in Paradise | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Stone Cold | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Sea Change | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  High Profile | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Stranger in Paradise | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  Night and Day | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 |  Split Image | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Sunny Randall Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Family Honor | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Perish Twice | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Shrink Rap | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Melancholy Baby | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Blue Screen | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Spare Change | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Virgil Cole & Everett Hitch Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Appaloosa | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Resolution | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Brimstone | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  Blue-Eyed Devil | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wilderness | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Surrogate | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Love and Glory | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 |  All Our Yesterdays | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 |  Gunman's Rhapsody | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 |  Double Play | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 |  Edenville Owls | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 |  The Boxer and the Spy | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  A Year at the Races | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Spenser's Boston | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Philip Marlowe Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Poodle Springs | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 |  Perchance to Dream | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  The Best American Mystery Stories 1997 | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 |  Boston Noir 2 | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 75, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Godwulf Manuscript | 1973 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | God Save the Child | 1974 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Mortal Stakes | 1975 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Promised Land | 1976 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | The Judas Goat | 1978 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | Wilderness | 1979 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Looking for Rachel Wallace | 1980 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Early Autumn | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | A Savage Place | 1981 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Ceremony | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Surrogate | 1982 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | The Widening Gyre | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | Love and Glory | 1983 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Valediction | 1984 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | A Catskill Eagle | 1985 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Taming a Sea-Horse | 1986 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Pale Kings and Princes | 1987 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Crimson Joy | 1988 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Playmates | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Poodle Springs | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | Stardust | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Pastime | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | A Year at the Races | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Perchance to Dream | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | Double Deuce | 1992 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Paper Doll | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Walking Shadow | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | All Our Yesterdays | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Spenser's Boston | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 30 | Thin Air | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 31 | Chance | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 32 | Small Vices | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 33 | Night Passage | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 34 | The Best American Mystery Stories 1997 | 1997 | Amazon US UK |
| 35 | Sudden Mischief | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 36 | Trouble in Paradise | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 37 | Hush Money | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 38 | Family Honor | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 39 | Hugger Mugger | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 40 | Perish Twice | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 41 | Potshot | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 42 | Death in Paradise | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 43 | Gunman's Rhapsody | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 44 | Widow's Walk | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 45 | Shrink Rap | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 46 | Back Story | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 47 | Stone Cold | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 48 | Bad Business | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 49 | Melancholy Baby | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 50 | Double Play | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 51 | Cold Service | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 52 | School Days | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 53 | Sea Change | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 54 | Appaloosa | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 55 | Hundred-Dollar Baby / Dream Girl | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 56 | Blue Screen | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 57 | Now and Then | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 58 | High Profile | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 59 | Spare Change | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 60 | Edenville Owls | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 61 | Rough Weather | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 62 | Stranger in Paradise | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 63 | Resolution | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 64 | The Boxer and the Spy | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 65 | Chasing the Bear | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 66 | The Professional | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 67 | Night and Day | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 68 | Brimstone | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 69 | Painted Ladies | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 70 | Split Image | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 71 | Blue-Eyed Devil | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 72 | Sixkill | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 73 | Silent Night | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 74 | Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 75 | Boston Noir 2 | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
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