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Robert B. Parker Books in Order

9 series including Spenser, Jesse Stone and more

★ 46 NYT bestsellers 9 series 126 books Latest: Opium Rose ( By: Robert Knott) (2026)

Robert B. Parker's writing career reaches back to 1939 and spans 126 books. Those titles are spread across 9 series, led by Spenser with 52 books. As of 2026, the latest we've recorded is Opium Rose.

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1 Spenser 2 Jesse Stone 3 Sunny Randall 4 Virgil Cole & Everett Hitch 5 Robert B. Parker Other Novels 6 Robert B. Parker Non-Fiction Books 7 Philip Marlowe 8 Young Spenser 9 Robert B. Parker Anthologies

New York Times Bestsellers

46 books

Robert B. Parker has placed 46 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 196 weeks on the charts.

Cover of Crimson Joy
Crimson Joy
Spenser Series

11 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #6 · debuted Jun 1988

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Cover of Pale Kings and Princes
Pale Kings and Princes
Spenser Series

10 weeks on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #3 · debuted Jun 1987

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Reading Order

9 series · 126 books

Spenser Series

0 of 52 read
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1 The Godwulf Manuscript 1973 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 God Save the Child 1974 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Mortal Stakes 1975 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Promised Land 1976 🏆 Edgar Awards 1977Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Judas Goat 1978 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Looking for Rachel Wallace 1980 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Early Autumn 1981 🏆 Falcon Award 1983Shamus Award 1982Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 A Savage Place 1981 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Ceremony 1982 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 The Widening Gyre 1983 Shamus Award 1984Full award history → Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Valediction 1984 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 A Catskill Eagle 1985 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 Taming a Sea-Horse 1986 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 Pale Kings and Princes 1987 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Crimson Joy 1988 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 Playmates 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Stardust 1990 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 Pastime 1991 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Double Deuce 1992 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Paper Doll 1993 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 Walking Shadow 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 Thin Air 1995 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
23 Chance 1996 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
24 Small Vices 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
25 Sudden Mischief 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
26 Hush Money 1999 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
27 Hugger Mugger 2000 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
28 Potshot 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
29 Widow's Walk 2002 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
30 Back Story 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
31 Bad Business 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
32 Cold Service 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
33 School Days 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
34 Hundred-Dollar Baby / Dream Girl 2006 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
35 Now and Then 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
36 Rough Weather 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
37 The Professional 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
38 Painted Ladies 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
39 Sixkill 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
40 Silent Night ( With: Helen Brann) 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
41 Lullaby ( By: Ace Atkins) 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
42 Wonderland / Spenser Confidential ( By: Ace Atkins) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
43 Cheap Shot ( By: Ace Atkins) 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
44 Kickback ( By: Ace Atkins) 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
45 Slow Burn ( By: Ace Atkins) 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
46 Little White Lies ( By: Ace Atkins) 2017 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
47 Old Black Magic ( By: Ace Atkins) 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
48 Angel Eyes ( By: Ace Atkins) 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
49 Someone to Watch Over Me ( By: Ace Atkins) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
50 Bye Bye Baby ( By: Ace Atkins) 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
51 Broken Trust ( By: Mike Lupica) 2023 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
52 Hot Property ( By: Mike Lupica) 2024 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Jesse Stone Series

0 of 22 read
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1 Night Passage 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Trouble in Paradise 1998 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Death in Paradise 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Stone Cold 2003 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Sea Change 2005 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 High Profile 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Stranger in Paradise 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Night and Day 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Split Image 2010 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 Killing The Blues ( By: Michael Brandman) 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Fool Me Twice ( By: Michael Brandman) 2012 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 Damned If You Do ( By: Michael Brandman) 2013 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 Blind Spot ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman) 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
14 The Devil Wins ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman) 2015 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
15 Debt to Pay ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman) 2016 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
16 The Hangman's Sonnet ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman) 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
17 Colorblind ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman) 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
18 The Bitterest Pill ( By: Reed Farrel Coleman) 2019 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
19 Fool's Paradise ( By: Mike Lupica) 2020 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
20 Stone's Throw ( By: Mike Lupica) 2021 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
21 Fallout ( By: Mike Lupica) 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
22 Buried Secrets ( By: Christopher Farnsworth) 2025 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Robert B. Parker Other Novels

0 of 8 read
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1 Wilderness 1979 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Surrogate 1982 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 Love and Glory 1983 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 All Our Yesterdays 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 Gunman's Rhapsody 2001 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 Double Play 2004 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Edenville Owls 2007 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 The Boxer and the Spy 2008 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Robert B. Parker Non-Fiction Books

0 of 4 read
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1 Training with Weights ( With: John R. Marsh) 1974 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Three Weeks In Spring ( With: Joan H. Parker) 1978 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 A Year at the Races ( With: Joan H. Parker) 1991 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 Spenser's Boston 1994 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Philip Marlowe Series

0 of 13 read
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✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Big Sleep ( By: Raymond Chandler) 1939 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Farewell, My Lovely ( By: Raymond Chandler) 1940 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
3 The High Window ( By: Raymond Chandler) 1942 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
4 The Lady in the Lake ( By: Raymond Chandler) 1943 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
5 The Little Sister ( By: Raymond Chandler) 1949 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
6 The Long Goodbye ( By: Raymond Chandler) 1953 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
7 Playback ( By: Raymond Chandler) 1958 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
8 Poodle Springs ( With: Raymond Chandler) 1989 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
9 Perchance to Dream 1991 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
10 The Black-Eyed Blonde / Marlowe ( By: Benjamin Black) 2014 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
11 Only to Sleep ( By: Lawrence Osborne) 2018 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
12 The Goodbye Coast ( By: Joe Ide) 2022 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
13 The Second Murderer ( By: Denise Mina) 2023 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Young Spenser Series

0 of 1 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 Chasing the Bear 2009 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia

Robert B. Parker Anthologies

0 of 2 read
✓ # Book Title Year Awards Buy
1 The Best American Mystery Stories 1997 1997 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
2 Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe 2011 Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia
About the Author

American crime writer (1932–2010)

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