In pursuit of Spenser mystery writers on Robert B. Parker and the creation of an American hero

Summary: A Tribute to Robert B. Parker and His Greatest Creation: Spenser. Join award-winning mystery editor Otto Penzler and a first-rate lineup of mystery writers as they go in pursuit of Spenser and the man who created him, Robert B. Parker. These are the writers who knew Parker best professionally and personally, sharing memories of the man, reflections on his impact on the genre, and insights into what makes Spenser so beloved. Ace Atkins, the author chosen to take up Parker's pen and continue the Spenser series, relates the formative impact Spenser had on him as a young man; gourmet cook Lyndsay.

Record details

ISBN: 9781936661190 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1936661195 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (x, 257 p.)
Publisher: Dallas, TX : BenBella Books, [2012]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-252).
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction: Otto Penzler; Songs Spenser Taught Me: Ace Atkins; Voice of the City: Dennis Lehane; They Like the Way It Sounds: Lawrence Block; Spenser's Code of Humor: Parnell Hall; Parker and Spenser: A collaboration: Loren D. Estleman; A Man for All Seasonings: Brendan DuBois; Spenser and the Art of the Family Table: Lyndsay Faye; Looking for Hawk: Gary Phillips; Who is Silverman, What is She?: S.J. Rozan; A Look at Spenser: For Hire: Max Allan Collins and Matthew Clemens; Spenser on Television; Go East, Young Man: Robert B. Parker, Jesse Stone, and Spenser: Reed Farrel Coleman.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on print version record.