Robert B. Parker

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Author
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:Jesse_Stone_films
gptkb:Spenser:_For_Hire
Spenser: For Hire (TV series)
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Boston_University
gptkbp:award gptkb:Shamus_Award
gptkb:award
gptkb:Grand_Master_Award
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Shamus_Award
gptkb:award
gptkb:Anthony_Award
gptkbp:birth_date 1932-09-17
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Springfield,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:birth_year gptkb:1932
gptkbp:children gptkb:Daniel_Parker
gptkb:David_Parker
Reed Parker
gptkbp:contribution Created strong female characters
Explored themes of morality and justice
Popularized the detective genre
Revitalized the hardboiled detective story
Wrote over 70 novels
gptkbp:created_character gptkb:Sunny_Randall
gptkb:Spenser
gptkb:Jesse_Stone
gptkbp:death_date 2010-01-18
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:death_year gptkb:2010
gptkbp:first_published gptkb:Sixkill
gptkb:The_Godwulf_Manuscript
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Thriller
gptkb:mystery
Crime fiction
Mystery fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert B. Parker
gptkbp:influenced Crime writers
Contemporary crime writers
Contemporary crime fiction
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Dashiell_Hammett
gptkb:Raymond_Chandler
gptkbp:involved_in Film production
Screenwriting
Television production
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_character gptkb:Sunny_Randall
gptkb:Spenser
gptkb:Jesse_Stone
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Spenser_series
gptkb:Jesse_Stone_series
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Novelist
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Springfield,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:spouse Joan Parker
gptkbp:website robertbparker.com
gptkbp:writing_style gptkb:Noir
Hardboiled
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Killing_the_Blues
gptkb:Spenser_series
gptkb:Night_and_Day
gptkb:The_Devil's_Own
gptkb:The_Last_Good_Kiss
gptkb:The_Last_Goodbye
gptkb:The_Long_Way_Home
gptkb:Wonderland
gptkb:The_Devil's_Playground
gptkb:The_Last_Detective
gptkb:The_Godwulf_Manuscript
gptkb:Cole_and_Hitch_series
gptkb:Sunny_Randall_series
gptkb:The_Hangman's_Sonnet
gptkb:The_Judas_Goat
gptkb:Jesse_Stone_series
gptkb:Death_in_Paradise
gptkb:Promised_Land
gptkb:The_Devil's_Advocate
gptkb:God_Save_the_Child
gptkb:The_Devil_Wins
gptkb:The_Bitter_End
gptkb:The_Professional
gptkb:The_Best_American_Mystery_Stories_2003
gptkb:The_Last_Innocent_Man
gptkb:Spencer:_The_Complete_Collection
gptkb:The_Boxer_and_the_Spy
gptkb:The_Devil's_Code
gptkb:The_Hangman’s_Sonnet
gptkb:Night_Passage
gptkb:The_Black_Echo
Blue Screen
Mortal Stakes
The Blackbird
Bad Business
High Profile
The Black Ice Score
Cold Service
Spencer series
Taming a Sea Horse
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:award
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